Biographies Chapters

We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.

Many Americans protest the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War.

Vincent begins to study art, while falling in love with his cousin (who does not love him).

More than 160,000 Allied troops land on heavily fortified French beaches. The heroic events at Normandy serve to alter the course of history.

Lewis and Clark return to Washington DC after 2.5 years of exploring. The group describes their journey, together with the plants and animals they had...

Nazis kill Bonhoeffer at Flossenburg concentration camp because he speaks against racial prejudice and is implicated in a plot against Hitler.

The Sullivan Brothers give their all, and live-on in posters which remind U.S. citizens to give the war effort all they can.

From the age of 5 to 15, Beatrix spends summers in Scotland where she falls in love with nature.

Potter spends summers in the Lake District and uses its surroundings in The Talk of Peter Rabbit.

Japanese anti-aircraft damage Super Man over Nauru, and bomb the island of Funafuti. Zamp and his crew use Green Hornet for a search and rescue missio...

In 1979, student protesters take over the U.S. embassy in Tehran and take hostages.

Susan and her sister Mary used the 14th Amendment to convince officials to let them register to vote.

For six months Frank is in a Malmo, Sweden prison before the Italian government prosecutes him.

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