THis woman founded the Girl Scouts of America. She wanted girls of all backgrounds to enjoy the outdoors. She encouraged women to prepare for homemaking AND professional careers.
Who is Juliet Low?
100
THis man created Mickey Mouse, Goofy and DOnald Duck. He won 32 Academy Awards. He produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which was the very first animated film.
Who is Walt DIsney?
100
This man was a community advocate for migrant farmworkers. He was born in Arizona. He began to organize farm workers and called strikes to gain fair living places and wages.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
100
THis man was the very first Rock and Roll superstar. He received his first guitar when he was 11 years old. He starred in 33 movies. His home in Tennessee is called "Graceland".
Who is Elvis Presley?
100
One of the first aviators in the world. He loved the sky and flying and was a stunt pilot. He was the first person to fly by himself across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
200
Women and African Americans faced great discrimination in starting businesses. This woman created a successful hair care product business. She would become one of the first female self-made millionairs in the United States.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
200
THis man invented over 325 peanut products. One of these products was peanut butter shampoo. He also invented over 100 products from sweet potatoes.
Who is George Washington Carver?
200
This man was born in a log cabin. He was the 16th President. He was president during the Civil War. He was killed on April 15, 1865.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
This African American woman was know as the "First Lady of Song". She was the most popular Jazz singer in AMerica for over 50 years. She won 13 Grammy Awards.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
200
This woman was the first to fly across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans alone. She once took Mrs. Roosevelt on a night time flight. She disappeared while trying to fly around the world.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
300
This African American worked for racial fairness. He was denied entrance to the University of Maryland because he was black. He became a lawyer and argued Brown vs. the Board of Education that ended segregation in public schools.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
300
The two brothers invented the first machine that could fly. Their machine flew for 12 seconds and went 120 feet. This "miricle of flight" happened at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Who are the Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)?
300
She was blind, deaf and mute. She met her teacher, Anne Sullivan, when she was an out of control 7 year old girl. With her teacher's help she graduated from Radcliff College and became an advocate for social change.
Who is Helen Keller?
300
He brought a new sound to American music. Some call him the inventor of Rock and Roll. He is the greatest song writer of the Rock and Roll time period.
Who is Chuck Berry?
300
This man did not speak until he was four years old. He did not do very well in school at first, but studied hard to become a leader in Science. He got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921. He fled Hitler's Germany and came to America to work on the Atomic Bomb.
Who is Albert Einstein?
400
This African-American woman made Book Clubs popular across the country. She has won 39 Grammy Awards. Her TV Show has been on for 25 years.
Who is Oprah WInfrey?
400
This man is a founder of our country. He was a writer, publisher, diplomat and scientist. He was our Ambassador to France during the American Revolutionary War.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
400
This African American spent his life on a mission to change the world of the American South. He fought for racial eqality. He was the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize. He was killed on April 4, 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
400
When he was 12, someone stole his bike and he decided to learn how to defend himself. He said he could, "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee." This African American is known as the most famous boxer of the 20th Century.
Who is Mohammad Ali?
400
This man was a Naval Aviator. He was among the original 7 astronauts chosen for the Moon Shot. He was also a member of Apollo Mission 11 to the Moon with Neil Armstrong.
Who is Buzz Aldrin?
500
He was a co-founder of Microsoft. He helped bring America into the coputer age. He and his wife donate millions to charity each year.
Who is Bill Gates?
500
THis man was born a slave. He taught himself math and science. He figured out how to predict lunar and solar eclipses.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
500
This man was the 35th President of the United States. He served as President for only 1,037 days before he was killed in Dallas, Texas. He was the first Roman Catholic PResident.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
500
This author wanted to make reading fun for kids. He wrote the books many learn to read from. Some of his books are, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Green Eggs and Ham and Horton Hears a Who.
Who is Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)?
500
This man was a Naval Aviator. He was commander of the Apollo 11 NASA mission to the Moon. He was the first person to set foot on the moon. He said, "that is one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."