Famous African Americans
With 6 NBA championships, he is regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time.
Who is Michael "Air" Jordan?
The most dominant professional female tennis player of all time, who has often competed with her sister.
Who is Serena Williams?
James Hoban was an Irish immigrant that moved to America in 1785. He was he architect and designer for the House in which the American President lives.
What is the White House?
After being honorably discharged for wounds in action, Deborah Sampson Gannett, served under General Washington disguised as a man in this war.
What was the American Revolution?
Between 1820-1900, its estimated that 4 million Irish immigrated to the U.S., with most immigrating from 1845-1851 due to this cataclysmic disaster in Ireland.
What was the Potato Famine?
He was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer - dubbed the "King of Pop".
Who was Michael Jackson?
She is a TV journalist, who was the first woman to anchor the Nightly News on ABC. She went on to co-host 20/20, then started daytime show "The View".
Who is Barbara Walters?
F. Scott Fitzgerald is an Irish American novelist and short story writer. A character from his book, Jay Gatsby, was played by Leo DiCaprio, in this movie.
What is "The Great Gatsby"?
--Daily Double--
She was the first woman to be inducted in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, and is regarded as the "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Born a slave, this self-educated author, abolitionist, and advisor to President Lincoln, advocated for new constitutional amendments to ensure the vote and other civil rights for African Americans.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
He was a track & field athlete, that embarrassed dictator Adolf Hitler by winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany.
Who was Jesse Owens?
Mary Lou Retton was the "all-round" gold medalist of the 1984 Olympics in this sport, and with creating the "Retton Flip" on uneven bars, is considered a major influence in the history of this sport.
What is gymnastics?
This Irish American was the first multimedia star, as he was the leader in record sales, radio ratings, and motions pictures from 1931-1954. In modern days he's dubbed "Mr. Christmas".
Who was Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby?
Sgt. William H. Carney, was the first African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for serving in this war.
What was the Civil War?
W.E.B. Du Bois was a civil rights activist that laid the framework for this civil rights organization.
What is NAACP?
National Association of Advancement of Colored People
An activist, poet, actress, she is most notably known for her autobiographical writing titled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
Who is Maya Angelou?
This musical artist is the Guinness World record holder for female artist selling 335 albums. With over 77 awards, she is no 'virgin' to the industry.
Who is Madonna?
This Irish American from Brooklyn, NY held the record for the fastest mile by an American-born runner. He represented America in 1906 in Athens, and 1908 Olympics in London.
Who was James P. Sullivan?
Fun fact: Disney movie "Monsters, Inc.", name character Sully after him.
He was the son of an Irish immigrant, and as the inventor of the Model T, regarded as father of the automotive industry.
Who was Henry Ford?
Oliver Pollock, an Irish American, was a merchant and financier for the American Revolution, and is attributed with designing this symbol for American money in 1778.
What is the Dollar Sign?
She was the best selling artist of the 1920's, regarded as "Empress of the Blues".
Who was Bessie Smith?
She is one of the most famous female poets in American history. Her writing's are mostly about death and immortality, like "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."
Who was Emily Dickenson?
He is considered one of the most decorated Soldiers of WWII. He received every American award for valor, including the Medal of Honor at 19 y/o. There is a military NCO organization that gives back to communities that is named after him.
Who was Audie Murphy?
Born a slave, this civil rights activist was the first black person to win in a US court of law against a white man, he had illegally sold her son into slavery. In 1850, she spoke at the first National Women's Rights Convention.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
This was the very first Women's Rights Convention held in the U.S. in New York in 1848, and sparked the Women's Suffrage Movement.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?