This president became the first African American elected to the nation’s highest office in 2008.
Barrack Obama

She refused to give up her bus seat, helping ignite the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks
This tech entrepreneur helped popularize the personal computer and smartphone.
Steve Jobs
This aviator became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart

This pioneering filmmaker created Mickey Mouse and built a cultural entertainment empire.
Walt Disney
This Civil War president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
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This minister led the march on Washington and promoted nonviolent resistance.
Martin Luther King Jr.
These two brothers achieved the first powered airplane flight in 1903.
Orville and Wilbur Wright
As First Lady, she redefined the role by championing human rights globally.
Eleanor Roosevelt

This influential television host became one of the most powerful voices in modern media.
Oprah Winfrey

This Founding Father never became president but designed America’s financial system and appears on the $10 bill.
Alexander Hamilton
This Supreme Court justice became a symbol of gender equality and legal reform.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This inventor of the telephone revolutionized global communication.
Alexander Graham Bell
This tennis champion fought for equal pay for women in sports in the famous “Battle of the Sexes.”
Billie Jean King

This boxer became famous not only for championships but also for refusing the Vietnam War draft.
Muhammad Ali
