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http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/

August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971 Louis Armstrong is called one of the most important and influential musicians in jazz history. When asked to define jazz, Louis Armstrong reportedly responded with, "Man, if you gotta ask, you'll never know."

http://www.biography.com/

Website site features more than 20,000 searchable biographies. There's also an interesting "Born on This Day" section.

http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/albell/homepage.html

Inventor and educator for the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell was born
March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. On March 10, 1876, Bell
spoke the first electrically transmitted sentence to his assistant
in the next room.

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A slave turned educator, scientist, agriculturalist, George Washington Carver developed more than 300 products from peanuts. Plus, 108 applications for sweet potatoes, and 75 products derived from pecans! Here's a few of the synthetic products developed by Dr. Carver: Adhesives, Axle Grease, Bleach, Metal Polish, and Soil Conditioner.

http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/label_france/ENGLISH/SCIENCES/CURIE/marie.html

http://www.nobel.se/laureates/physics-1903-3-bio.html

Lived from 1867-1934

Physicist, Chemist, Two-Time Nobel Prize Winner
In 1891, Marie Curie went to the Sorbonne where she first obtained a physics degree, then a mathematics degree. In 1898, she discovered polonium and radium, and together with Pierre Curie, investigated the properties of the new elements. In 1903 they shared the Nobel prize in Physics with A. H. Becquerel. In 1911, Marie Curie received a second Nobel prize for Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of Radium. During World War I she pioneered the use of X-rays for the soldiers, and also the use of radiotherapy as a treatment for cancer. She died of leukemia in 1934.

 Douglas, Frederick 1818-1895

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 Born a slave in 1818, Frederick Douglas is recognized as one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, a brilliant speaker, and a powerful voice for human rights.

 http://edison.rutgers.edu/patents.htm

On February 11, 1847, Thomas Edison, holder of more than 1,200 patents, was born in Milan, Ohio.

http://www.levity.com/corduroy/ellison.htm

American writer Ralph Waldo Ellison was born March 1, 1914. He is best known for his first novel "Invisible Man," the story of a young black man's struggle for his own identity in the face of rejection from both the black and white communities.

http://www.seuss.org/seuss/seuss.bio.html

Born March 2, 1904, Theodor Seuss Geisel is known as the creator of "The Cat in the Hat," and "Green Eggs and Ham."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/wh9.html

The ninth US President, William Henry Harrison, was born February 9, 1773. Harrison served from March 4, 1841, to April 4, 1841. His term in office was the shortest in US history, and he was the first president to die in office.

Check out other Presidents too!

 http://www.netins.net/showcase/creative/lincoln.html

The sixteenth US President, Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809. He was assassinated on April 14, 1865, at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC.

http://www.igc.apc.org/afb/fs_asm.html

1866-1936 Educator, Companion
Partially blind herself, Anne Sullivan attended Perkins Institution for the Blind where she learned the manual alphabet. Then, on March 3, 1887, she joined the Keller household as a teacher and companion for young Helen Keller. Anne Sullivan based her teaching on a system of touching teaching. She pioneered techniques of education for the handicapped, and helped promote the American Foundation for the Blind.

 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1990MANDELA.html

Released on February 11, 1990, after nearly 28 years in prison, the 71 year old Nelson Mandela walked away from the Victor Verster prison farm at Paarl, South Africa a free man.

 http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/maryscot.html

 On February 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringay Castle in North Hamptonshire, on the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Nightingale, Florence

http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/

Lived from1820-1910
Born in Italy to wealthy parents, Florence Nightingale was educated at home by her father. In 1853, after three months nurse training, she became the Superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen during Illness at No. 1 Harley Street, in London. In
1854, she was appointed to oversee the introduction of female nurses into the military hospitals in Turkey. In 1860, Florence Nightingale established the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas' Hospital. Although bedridden due to illness for many years, Florence campaigned tirelessly to improve health standards, and published 200 books, reports, and pamphlets. In recognition of her hard work, Queen Victoria awarded her the Royal Red Cross in 1883.

O'Connor, Sandra Day 1930
http://www.teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/TLresources/LessonPlans/famous/oconnor.html

After earning a law degree from Stanford in1952, Sandra Day O'Connor had a private practice in Arizona. She served in the Arizona Senate from1969 to74, and was the first woman in America to be elected majority leader of a state senate in1972 and served until 1974. She was elected to a county superior court in1974 until 1979, then she was appointed to the Arizona Court of Appeals in1979 until 1981. She became the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in1981.

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0int-1

This site includes photos and audio clip. Brief Bio: On December 1, 1955, the 42 year old Rosa Parks, a seamstress in Montgomery Alabama, refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. The bus driver had Rosa Parks arrested, and she was tried and convicted for violating a local ordinance. Rosa Parks' single act sparked a citywide bus boycott, which eventually resulted in the US Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation on city buses

http://www.gale.com/gale/cwh/parksr.html

http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/pow0pro-1

Brief Bio: From cadet colonel in the ROTC to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Bush, General Powell continues to serve his country as Chairman of America's Promise: the Alliance for Youth.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html

http://www.worldbook.com/fun/aajourny/html/bh019.html

http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/

A leader of the underground railroad, Harriet Tubman rescued and helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom. At one point, rewards for her capture totaled around $40,000! During the Civil War, Harriet Tubman served as a nurse, scout, and a spy for the Union Army in South Carolina. During one military campaign she helped free more than 750 slaves! After the war she raised money for black schools in Auburn. In 1908 she started a home for elderly and needy blacks called the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn.

 Wheatley, Phillis

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Poet
Born in Africa in the early 1750's, Phillis Wheatley was brought to Boston in 1761, and sold on the slave market. Phillis began writing poems as a young woman. Her first published poem, "On Messrs. Hussey and Coffin," appeared in the "Newport Mercury" in 1767. In the following years, a number of poems appeared in various publications in and around Boston.

Wu, Dr. Chien-Shiung

http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/1623/students/quest/herstory/C-S_Wu.html

Lived from1912 - 1997
Dr. Wu was an expert on nuclear fission, who worked at Columbia University
on the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb. She demonstrated experimentally that parity is not conserved in nuclear beta decay. In 1975, Dr. Wu was elected to the US
National Academy of Sciences, and received the Medal of Science. She was the first woman ever to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Princeton University.
Here's a link to a list of some Chien-Shiung Wu's important contributions:
http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/Phase2/Wu,_Chein_Shiung@841234567.html

Baum, L. Frank

http://www2.uwindsor.ca/~hobson2/baum.htm

http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/baum.htm  (teachers resource page)

Lived from1856-1919
As a youth, Frank started a number of newspapers, and a magazine. When he was 25 years old, he published a successful musical, "The Maid of Arran." In 1899, with illustrator William Wallace Denslow, he published "Father Goose, His Book." It became the best selling children's book of the year. In 1904, Frank began the OZ series of books with "The Marvelous Land of Oz."

Here's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" on line:
http://raven.cc.ukans.edu/~hisite/kancoll/books/oz/ozcont.htm