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Mrs. Urbach Presents The Night of the Notables

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Introduction: By clicking on the following links you will learn more about the contributions of leaders who have changed our world in their own way. Did all of these people make a difference? Are some contributions, in your opinion, more important than others? What about in the opinions of others? What does it take to be someone who makes a difference? Once you have decided which notable you want to research, develop a "case" or present proof as to why your "hero" should be considered one of the people who made a significant difference in our world. When collecting information about your "hero" make sure that you include information concerning his or her life from childhood to the time of his or her death (if they are dead!) or up to the present time (if they are still alive).
 


Presidents

George Washington: 1st President & General of the Continental Army During the American Revolutionary War

 George Washington: Whitehouse Biography
 George Washington: Mount Vernon--Personal Information Questions & Answers
 Mount Vernon--Myths About George Washington
 Mount Vernon: Questions and Answers About George Washington's Career
 Questions and Answers About George Washington and Mount Vernon
 Mount Vernon: Brief Bio of George Washington
 Martha Washington: Historic Valley Forge
 Historic Valley Forge: George Washington
 George Washington: History at Valley Forge

Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Architect, and Inventor

 Thomas Jefferson: Whitehouse Biography
 Thomas Jefferson: Timeline
 Thomas Jefferson: Biography
 Jefferson's Home: Monticello
 Thomas Jefferson: Biography
 Thomas Jefferson: 3rd President
 Thomas Jefferson: Discovery School
 Louisiana Territory: Thomas Jefferson
 Thomas Jefferson: Internet Public Library
 Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Abraham Lincoln: 16th President, Kept the Country From Splitting Into Two Nations, President During the Civil War 

 Abraham Lincoln: Whitehouse Biography
 Abraham Lincoln: Timeline for Young Readers
 An Overview of Abraham Lincoln's Life
 Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
 Abraham Lincoln: Savior of the Union
 Lincoln Facts
 Abraham Lincoln: A Leader of Honor

Franklin D. Roosevelt: 32nd President, Led the Country Out of the Great Depression, President During World War II

 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Whitehouse Biography
 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Character Above All
 Franklin D. Roosevelt: President of the Century
 Franklin D. Roosevelt Hotlist of Web Sites
 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Internet Library
 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Fast Facts
 Franklin D. Roosevelt: Discovery School

George W. Bush: 43rd President, Today's President That is Helping the Country Cope With the Tragedies in New York City and Washington, D.C.

 George W. Bush: Whitehouse Biography
 Time Person of the Year 2000: George W. Bush
 Washington Post: The Life of George W. Bush
 Grolier: The Presidency of George W. Bush
 U. S. Department of State: George W. Bush
 First Lady, Laura Bush's Letter to Children About the September 11 Attack 

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Inventors
Henry Ford: The Automobile
 
Henry Ford: The First to Use the Assembly Line to Manufacture Cars
 Henry Ford Biography
 Time Magazine: Henry Ford
 Henry Ford Helped in the World War II War Effort
 
 James Watt: Rotary Steam Engine

 James Watt: Biography
 Watt's Improvements to the Steam Engine
 James Watt Did Not Create the Steam Engine; He Improved It
 
Benjamin Franklin: The Inventor
 
Benjamin Franklin: The Inventor
The Many Contributions of Ben Franklin
 Ben Franklin: Glimpses of The Man
 Ben Franklin: Scientist
 Ben Franklin: Statesman
 Ben Franklin: Printer
 
Alfred Nobel: Nobel Prize and Inventor
 
 Alfred Nobel: Inventor of Dynamite and Created the Nobel Prize
 Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the Prize
 Alfred Nobel: Creates Dynamite
 ABC News: Alfred Nobel
 
Elisha Graves Otis: The Elevator Break
 
Elisha Graves Otis: Inventor of the Elevator Break
 Today in History: Otis Graves
 The History of the Elevator
 
Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone
 
Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell: The Man
 Alexander Graham Bell: Biography
 
 Robert Fulton: The Steam Engine
 
 Robert Fulton and the Commercial Steam Engine
 Robert Fulton: The Man Who Put the Design of the Steam Engine Into Place
 Robert Fulton's Inventions
 
George Eastman: Photography
 
 George Eastman: Revolutionized Photography
 George Eastman: Overview
 George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
 
Thomas Edison: Great Inventor
 
 Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Light Bulb and Phonograph
 Thomas Edison Invention Web
 Thomas Edison: The Menlo Park Lab
 
Samuel Morse: Telegraph
 
 Samuel Morse: Inventor of Improvements to the Telegraph
 Samuel Morse: Biography
 Samuel Morse: Bona Fide Genius

Ivan Yaeger: Inventor of the Prosthetic Arm
 
 Ivan Yaeger: Inventor of the Prosthetic Arm
 Girl Gets Arms: Ivan Yaeger
 
 Eli Whitney: The Cotton Gin

 Eli Whitney: Inventor of the Cotton Gin
 Eli Whitney: Inventor
 Eli Whitney: Biography
 Eli Whitney: Brief Biography
 
Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing Press
 
 Johannes Gutenberg, Inventor of the Printing Press
 People Famous in Printing History: Johannes Gutenberg
 Gutenberg Biography
 
 
Benjamin Banneker: The First Noted African American Inventor
 
Benjamin Banneker, The First Noted African American Inventor
 Benjamin Banneker Biography
 Benjamin Banneker: Almanac and Letter to Thomas Jefferson
 
Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web

 Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web
 Tim Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web Has Not Reached Its Potential
 Time Magazine: Tim Berners-Lee
 Tim Berners-Lee Biography
 
Alexander Cartwright: Inventor of Baseball
 
  Alexander Cartwright: Inventor of Baseball
 Alexander Cartwright: Father of Modern Baseball
 Alexander Cartwright: Historic Baseball
 
George Washington Carver: Inventor of Agriculture Products

 George Washington Carver: Agriculture Inventor
 George Washington Carver: A Man of Humble Beginnings
 George Washington Carver: Revolutionized Southern Agriculture
 George Washington Carver:Tuskegee Institute
 
Vinton Cerf: Inventor of the Internet Protocol
 
 Vinton Cerf: Inventor of the Internet Protocol
 Vinton Cerf: How the Internet Came to Be
 Vinton Cerf Biography
 Questions and Answers: Vinton Cerf
 
Robert Dennard: Inventor of Rapid Access Memory
 
 Robert Dennard: Inventor of Rapid Access Memory
 Robert Dennard: Dynamic Acess Random Memory
 Dennard Biography

Jay Forrester and Robert Everett: Inventors of Real-Time Computer Technology

Jay Forrester and Robert Everett: Inventors of Real-Time Computer Technology
 Jay Forrester Biography

Edith Flanigen: Inventor of Protoleum Refining Methods

Edith M. Flanigen: Inventor of Protoleum Refining Methods
 Edith Flanigen: Forty Years With Union Carbide
 Edith Flanigen: Chemist

Helen Murray Free: Inventor of Diabetes Test

Helen Murray Free: Inventor of the Dip and Read Home Diabetes Test
 Dr. Helen Murray Free: Online Interview

Ellen Ochoa: NASA Scientist and Astronaut

Ellen Ochoa: NASA Scientist and Astronaut Who Developed an Optical Analysis System
 Ellen Ochoa: NASA Biography
 Dr. Ellen Ochoa: Dreams to Build a Space Station
 Ellen Ochoa Interview

Mary Walton: Anti Pollution Devices

Mary Walton, Anti-Pollution Devices
 Women Inventors: Mary Walton

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 Scientists

Einstein: Theory of Relativity

Einstein:  Theory of Relativity
Words of Wisdom From Albert Einstein
Nova: Einstein
 Einstein: How Smart Was He?
Pictures of Einstein
 Time Travel: Think Like Einstein

Marie Curie: Physics, Radioactivity, and Research Scientist

 Marie Curie: Research Scientist, Physics and Radioactivity
 Marie Curie Biography
 Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity
 Marie Curie: A Nobel Prize Pioneer

  Jonas Salk: Created the Polio Vaccine

 Jonas Salk: M.D.: Profile
Jonas Salk: Biography
 Jonas Salk: Interview

 James D. Watson: Discoverer of the DNA Molecule

  James D. Watson: Ph. D. Profile
 James D. Watson: Biography
 James D. Watson: Interview

Gertrude B. Elion: Pharmacologist Researcher and Inventor of Drugs for Cancer Treatment

 Gertrude B. Elion Profile
 Gertrude B. Elion Biography
 Gertrude B. Elion Interview
 
 Sylvia Earle: Undersea Explorer

 Sylvia Earle Profile
 Sylvia Earle Biography
 Sylvia Earle Interview
 
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Astronauts, Space Exploration and Aviators

Wright Brothers: The First to Fly

Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First to Take Flight
 The Wright Brothers and the World's First Airplane
 The First Patent Awarded the Wright Brothers
 Wright Brothers: First Flight
 Some Aeronautical Experiments: Wilbur Wright
 Wright Brothers: A Tale of the Invention of the Airplane

Charles Lindbergh: First to Fly Across the Atlantic

 Charles Lindbergh: The First to Cross The Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh: The Spirit of Saint Louis
 Charles Lindbergh: New York to Paris
 Charles Lindbergh: Kidnapping
 Charles Lindbergh: Daredevil
 Charles Lindbergh: Airmail Maverick
 Charles Lindbergh: Fallen Hero
 Charles Lindbergh: Final Days
 Charles Lindbergh: Theme Page
 Time Magazine: Charles Lindbergh

Robert Goddard: Father of Rockets
 
 Robert Goddard: The Father of Rockets
 Robert Goddard: Misunderstood by the Press
 Robert Goddard: Early Rockets
 Robert Goddard: Space Pioneer
 
 Chuck Yeager: The First to Fly Faster Than Sound

Charles E. (Chuck) Yeager: The First to Fly Faster Than Sound
 Chuck Yeager: Profile
 Chuck Yeager: Biography
General Chuck Yeager: Interview

Jacqueline Cochran: The Most Famous Woman Pilot of the 20th Century

 Jacqueline Cochran:  Woman Pilot
 Jacqueline Cochran: First Woman to Pilot an Airplane Supersonically
 Jacqueline Cochran: Set Many Flight Records
 Jacqueline Cochran: Aviator and Author

Bessie Coleman: First African American to Earn an International Pilot's License

 Bessie Coleman: The First African American to Earn an International Pilot's License
 The Legacy of Bessie Coleman
 Besie Coleman: Honored Being Placed on a US Stamp
 Bessie Coleman: Biography

Amelia Earhart: An Attempt to Fly Around the World

 Amelia's Childhood
 Amelia Earhart: Biography
 Amelia as an Aviator
 Amelia Earhart: Fun Facts
 Amelia Earhart: News Clips
Amelia Earhart
 Amelia Earhart: Lady Lindy

Donna Shirley: Mars Exploration Program

 Donna Shirley Profile
 Donna Shirley Biography
 Donna Shirley Interview

Alan Shephard, Jr.: The First American in Space

 Alan Shephard, Jr. Profile
 Alan Shephard, Jr. Biography
 Alan Shephard, Jr. Interview
 
 Clyde Tombaugh, Ph.D.: Discoverer of the Planet Pluto

 Clyde Tombaugh: Profile
 Claude Tombaugh: Biography
 Clyde Tombaugh: Interview

Paul D. MacCready, Ph.D. : Engineer of the Century

 Paul MacCready: Profile
 Paul D. MacCready: Biography
 Paul D. MacCready: Interview

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Public Service And Influence On Our World

James E. Carter, Jr. 39th President

 Jimmy Carter: Profile
 Jimmy Carter: Biography
 Jimmy Carter: Interview
 
Rosa Parks Pioneer of Civil Rights

 Rosa Parks" Profile
Rosa Parks: Biography
Rosa Parks: Interview

Ralph Nader: Consumer Crusader

Ralph Nader: Biography
 Ralph Nader: Profile
 Ralph Nader: Interview

Elie Wiesel: Nobel Prize Winner for Peace, Survivor of the Holocaust
During World War II

 Elie Wiesel: Profile
 Elie Wiesel: Biography
 Elie Wiesel: Interview

Helen Keller: Altered Our Perception of the Disabled

 The Life of Helen Keller
 Time Magazine: Helen Keller
 Helen Keller: Perkins School for the Blind
 Helen Keller: Biography
 Student Report: Helen Keller
 Helen Keller: One of the World's Greatest Heroes
 Helen Keller: Timeline

Anne Sullivan: Teacher of Helen Keller

 Anne Sullivan: Teacher
 Anne Sullivan: Biography
 Anne Sullivan: Friend and Teacher
 Five Contributions Anne Sullivan Made to Education
 Anne Sullivan: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
 
Anne Frank: Adolescent Jewish Author, Died in the Holocaust During World War II

 Time Magazine: Ann Frank
 Ann Frank: Timeline
 Anne Frank: For Students

Jackie Robinson: First to Cross the Color Line in Professional Baseball

 Library of Congress: Jackie Robinson
 Jackie Robinson: Civil Rights Advocate
 Jackie Robinson: Athlete of the Century
 Jackie Robsinson and the Civil Rights Movement
 Jackie Robinson: The Trailblazer

Dr. Martin Luther King: Civil Rights

 Time Magazine: Dr. King
 Martin Luther King: Timeline
 National Civil Rights Museum: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Business

Oprah Winfrey: Entertainment Executive

 Oprah Winfrey: Profile
 Oprah Winfrey: Biography
 Oprah Winfrey: Interview

George Lucas: Entertainment Executive/Filmaker of Star Wars

 George Lucus: Profile
 George Lucus: Biography
 George Lucus: Interview

Bill Gates: Microsoft Executive

 Bill Gates: The Road Ahead
 Bill Gates: Interview
 Bill Gates Biography for Kids

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Authors

Virginia Hamilton: Award Winning Author

  Virginia Hamilton: How and Why She Writes Books
 Virginia Hamilton: Author of Dies Drear

Judy Blume: Controversial Teen Author

Judy Blume's Official Web Page
 Judy Blume Biography
 Judy Blume: As a Sixth Grader, Gave a Book Report On a Book That Did Not Exist

Lewis Carroll: Author of Alice In Wonderland

 Lewis Carroll: Biography
 Lewis Carroll: Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Beverly Cleary: Author of the Ramona Series

The Unofficial Beverly Cleary Web Page
 The World of Beverly Cleary
 Beverly Cleary Biography

Vicki Cobb: Author of Children's Science Books

 Vicki Cobb: Biography
 Vicki Cobb's Science Web Page

Jean Craighead George: Writes Children's Books About The Wonder of Nature

 Jean Craighead George: Author of Julie of the Wolves
 Jean Craighouse George: Biography
 Jean Craighouse George: Interview

Madeline L'Engle: Author of Science Fiction

 Madeline L'Engle: Brief Biography, Books Written by the Author, FAQs
 Madeline L'Engle Biography

C. S. Lewis: Author of Fantasy

 C. S. Lewis: Author of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
 C. S. Lewis Biography
 C. S. Lewis: A list of The Chronicles of Narnia
 C. S. Lewis: Narnia A Look Back: How Lewis Created the Chronicles of Narnia
 C. S. Lewis: Welcome to Narnia

Jack London: Author of Call of the Wild

Jack London: The Collection
 Jack London: Biography

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of Little House on the Prairie

 Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Definitive Laura Ingalls Wilder Pages
 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl

Nathaniel Hawthorne: Author of Classic Literature

 Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Wayside Years
 Nathaniel Hawthorne: Biography
 Nathaniel Hawthorne: Timeline
 Nathaniel Hawthorne: Author of The Scarlet Letter

S. E. Hinton: Author of Books With Teen Themes

 S. E. Hinton: Author of The Outsiders
 S. E. Hinton: On Writing Tex

Richard Peck: Author of Young Adult Literature

  Richard Peck: One of The Most Respected Authors of Young Adult Literature
 Great Books by Richard Peck
 Richard Peck Profile

J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter

 J. K. Rowling: Author of The Harry Potter Series
 J. K. Rowling Interview
 The Author, J. K. Rowling
 Meet J. K. Rowling

Cynthia Rylant: Award Winning Author

 
Cynthia Rylant: Humble Beginnings
 Meet Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant: Written More than Sixty Children's Books

William Shakespeare: Elizabethan Theater

 Life and Times of William Shakespeare
 William Shakespeare: Timeline
 William Shakespeare: Talented and Daring
 William Shakespeare: Biography

Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Activist

 Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
 Harriet Beecher Stowe

Cynthia Voigt: Author and Teacher

Cynthia Voigt: Young Adult Literature
 Learning About Cynthia Voigt
 Cynthia Voigt Biography

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 Research Tools

Yahooligans: A Search Guide for Kids
 Ask Jeeves: For Kids
 Lives: The Biography Resource
 Biography.com
 Biographical Dictionary
 Whitehouse: President Biographies

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