Famous People Audios

People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was already a famous writer when she met, then married, Robert Browning.

Still the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate for Literature, Rudyard Kipling was enormously popular during his lifetime.

CBS IS THERE (later, YOU ARE THERE) was an "old-time radio" program where CBS "reporters" and "correspondents" dramatized important historical events ...

Helen Keller never enjoyed math, and she found learning algebra and geometry particularly hard.

Once she recognized things and actions had names, Helen needed to comprehend abstract subjects.

In her early days of learning, Anne and Helen worked outside.

After Helen understood that things had names - and she could learn those names from her teacher's finger-spelling - her vocabulary grew.

Do you know the background of "Little Women?" Meet Louisa May Alcott and learn how she based her still-famous story on her real-life family.

Do you know the background of "Little Women?" Meet Louisa May Alcott and learn how she based her still-famous story on her real-life family.

Vacationing with her family in the mountains near Tuscumbia, Helen experienced the joys of childhood: riding a pony, hunting for persimmons and explor...

Anne Sullivan, a young teacher with her own vision problems, arrived at the Keller home in early March of 1887.

Alvar Liddell, a BBC reporter on the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, told the world what had happened.

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