- Amundsen,
Roald - Detailed information on one of the most
successful polar explorers.
- Anza,
Juan Batista de - Biography of the first European to
establish an overland route from Mexico to the Pacific Coast of
Mexico.
- Banneker,
Benjamin - Learn about this inventor who helped to design
our nation's capital.
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Beethoven, Ludwig Van -
Includes extensive information about Beethoven’s life, work, and legacy
also contains a large picture gallery and comprehensive list of the
composer’s works.
- Bell,
Alexander Graham - Learn about the many forces that
helped shape the genius of Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions.
- Boone,
Daniel - Pictures of his homestead and biographical
information about him.
- Bridger,
James - A short biography from the Kansas City Public
Library.
- Byrd,
Richard E. - A very detailed account of his Antarctic
expeditions.
- Cabot,
John and Sebastian - Information on the Cabots including
maps of their voyages.
- Cabot,
Sebastian - Read about Cabot's voyages in his own words.
- Cabrillo,
Juan Rodriguez - Brief biography of the man remembered as
the discoverer and first explorer of the Californian Coast.
- Calamity
Jane - biography of this wild woman from the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
- Carson,
Kit - Learn about this trapper, scout and soldier of the
nineteenth-century American West.
- Clark,
Captain William - Summary of his life and the expedition
from PBS online.
- Columbus,
Christopher - Learn about this famous 15th century
explorer and see maps of his voyages.
- Cook,
James - Learn about the famous explorer and exploration
in the 18th century.
- Coronado,
Francisco Vazquez de - Description of the life and
journeys of this Spanish conquistador.
- Cortes,
Hernan - Brief biography of Cortes and a detailed
description of his conquest of the Aztecs.
- Cortes,
Hernan - In 1519 Hernan Cortes sailed from Cuba, landed
in Mexico, and made his way to the Aztec capital.
- Crockett,
Davy - Read about the famous frontiersman who fought at
the Alamo.
- Da
Vinci, Leonardo: Exploring Leonardo - Explore this site
and learn about this fascinating scientist, inventor, and artist of
the Italian Renaissance.
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- Donner
Party - "The Donner Party is the name
given to a group of pioneers who became trapped in the Sierra Nevada
mountains during the winter of 1846-47."
- Drake,
Sir Francis - Learn about this British explorer who
sailed around the world.
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Earhart, Amelia -
This official site explores the life of the foremost woman of flight
through a biography, list of achievements, photo gallery, and memorable
quotes.
- Edison,
Thomas Alva - Lots of information on the famous
inventor
- Ericsson,
Leif - Story of the voyages of Leif
Ericsson and his brother Thorstein from the National Library of
Canada.
- Ford,
Henry - A biography on the inventor of the first operable
car.
- Franklin,
Benjamin - An interactive biography with video, sound
clips, images and links.
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Galileo - Created to
accompany NOVA’s Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens, this site is an
excellent way to celebrate Galileo’s accomplishments, especially his use
of math to analyze the results of his scientific experiments. Check out
“His Life” for a lengthy timeline of his life.
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Goldberg,
Rube - Read all about this famous cartoonist who drew
pictures of complicated inventions to solve simple problems.
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Gray,
Captain Robert - Short biography of the man who
"discovered the Columbia River on May 11, 1792 while on a fur
trading expedition on the Northwest Coast."
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Hudson,
Henry - Describes his four ocean voyages which put him on
the global map.
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King,
Martin Luther, Jr. - There is a lot of information on
King at this site.
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Lincoln,
Abraham - There is a great deal of information on Lincoln
here.
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Sasaki
Sadako - Learn about the Japanese girl who made paper
cranes in her wish for peace after Hiroshima
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Soto,
Hernando de - Brief descriptions of deSoto's four year
mission which explored the southeastern region of what was to become
the United States of America.
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Strauss,
Levi - Biography of the inventor of blue jeans from the
official Levi site.
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Sutter,
John - Biography of the man who started the California
Gold Rush.
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Verrazzano,
Giovanni de - Detailed description of this explorer's
life and voyages.
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Whitney,
Eli - Brief description of the man who invented the
cotton gin.
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Wilder,
Laura Ingalls - Browse through the web site or search for
a specific piece of information.
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