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Eastman, George - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eastman/
The story of George Eastman, and the transformation of photography. |
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Biographical Directory of American History - http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/biographies/biographies.cfm
Links to a large collection of textbook-style biographies of prominent people in US history. |
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Fisher, Carl - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/miami/
How the vision of entrepreneur Carl Fisher created America's premier vacation destination - Miami Beach. |
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Murrow, Edward R. - http://www.evesmag.com/murrow.htm
Portrait of Edward R. Murrow, a journalist who dared to uphold freedom of thought in a time of McCarthyism. |
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Beaumont, William - Family and Genealogy - http://www.james.com/beaumont
Dr. William Beaumont (1785-1853) was the U.S. Army surgeon who researched the physiology of human digestion, working with a patient who had a hole in his stomach. |
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Corbett, Boston - http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/Lincoln32.html
The story of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth. |
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Hershey, Milton - http://miltonhershey.com/
A biographical site about the founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company. Timeline, short biography, and links. |
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Freeman, Elizabeth 'Mumbet' - http://mumbet.com/
One of the first black women slaves to be set free in the USA. |
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Green, Hetty - http://www.brfwitness.org/Bread/witchws.htm
All about the Witch of Wall Street, who died the world's most famous miser. |
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Spotlight Biography: Elections and Voting - http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/elect.html
Article on three people who changed the electoral landscape in America: Andrew Jackson, Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Carrie Chapman Catt. |