Famous People Chapters

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

Beatrix writes twenty-three little books for children, which remain popular today.

Nine black high school students in Little Rock, Arkansas waged a successful campaing to attend public shool.

William Wallace plans to do everything in his power to ensure England's King Edward I will not rule his Scotland.

William Wallace plans to do everything in his power to ensure England's King Edward I will not rule his Scotland.

A democratic agreement forms the government for Plymouth, where the Pilgrims settle despite death and illnesses.

Learn about the Civil-War-era soldiers, for the North and the South, through pictures from the National Archives.

Witnesses state the slaves are well-fed, comfortable, and happy during the ocean passage.

Helen connects the finger spelling of water with water running over her hand, and she is eager to learn.

Before Jefferson even made the land purchase, he asked Meriwether Lewis to look for a waterway between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean.

The Missouri Compromise allows a part of the former Louisiana Territory - admitted into the Union as a state called Missouri - to be a slave-holding s...

It is due to the bravery of Leonidas' 300 that Athens and the rest of Greece continue to fight the Persians.

Since the Empress becomes so dependent on Rasputin,members of the family believe murder is the only way to get rid of the monk.

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