by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Sports
Jackie Robinson’s family had little money, but they understood the value of education. In high school, Jackie became a star athlete in several sports. He earned a scholarship to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA, Jackie played baseball,...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, the record player, movie-making equipment, and lots of other things, too. But, he made plenty of mistakes. For every great discovery that worked, he made hundreds of things that didn’t work. But, he didn’t give up.Thomas Edison...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Inventions
In 1902, fresh out of college, a young man named Willis Carrier went to work in Buffalo, New York at a company that made equipment for factories. Within a few years, he had invented something he called, “An Apparatus for Treating Air,” better known today as air...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People
George Washington Carver (1860s-1943) was born in a town called Diamond, Missouri, but he became famous as a professor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. It was there that he taught his students better ways to farm. An important part of farming is figuring out...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
There was a time when American women weren’t allowed to vote. But Susan B. Anthony, along with many other people, finally made things right. Susan was born in Adams, Massachusetts in 1820. She learned to read when she was only 3. Later in life, she became a...
by Criswell | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Sports, Women in History
As a young girl, Wilma Rudolph became very sick with a disease called polio. For a while, Wilma couldn’t get out of bed. Then, she had to wear a brace on her leg to help her walk. Every week, Wilma’s mother took her to the hospital for treatment, and it worked. Just...
