by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
Rosa Parks was a true hero of the American civil rights movement. She became famous for a bus ride she took in 1955. Today, her statue stands in the United States Capitol. Once, somebody asked Rosa Parks how she did it. She answered, “I don’t waste too much time...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Henry Ford grew up on a farm, but he didn’t want to be a farmer. Instead, he liked building things, so, when he was 16 years old, he left the farm and moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he began work as an apprentice in a machine shop. He kept learning; he worked...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
In 1820, Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a plantation in Maryland. When she was 19, she used something called “the Underground Railroad” to escape to Pennsylvania, a state where slavery was illegal. Actually, the Underground Railroad wasn’t a...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Before the United States of America became a country, Mr. Washington was a well-to-do and well respected landowner. In the Revolutionary War, he was the general who led the American Army to victory over the British. And, when Americans elected their first president,...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Sports
Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico in 1934. He came to America to play baseball and became one of the best players of his generation. As a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he led the National League in batting four times and was named Most Valuable Player in...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
When Helen Keller was a baby, she lost her sense of sight and sound, leaving her deaf and blind. This meant it was very difficult for her to communicate with the world around her…until she met a very special teacher named Anne Sullivan. Anne Sullivan taught a...
