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Wilma Rudolph Didn’t Let Trouble Slow Her Down
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...
The Gateway Arch
The Gateway Arch in Saint Louis is over 60 stories tall! The arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, a national park. The arch was built to honor the pioneers who helped settle the western states. The arch is sometimes known as the Gateway to the...
Abraham Lincoln: An Amazing Man, an Amazing President
Abraham Lincoln was the United States president during the Civil War, and he guided the Union forces to victory, thus ending slavery in America. He was an amazing man and an amazing leader. Abe Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He understood...
Rosa Parks Made a Difference
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...
Henry Ford Built Cars and a Car Company
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...
Harriet Tubman: An American Hero
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...