Open Directory - Society: History: By Region: North America: United States: People
See also:
  • Beaumont, William - Family and Genealogy - Dr. William Beaumont (1785-1853) was the U.S. Army surgeon who researched the physiology of human digestion, working with a patient who had a hole in his stomach.
  • Biographical Directory of American History - Links to a large collection of textbook-style biographies of prominent people in US history.
  • Corbett, Boston - The story of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth.
  • Eastman, George - The story of George Eastman, and the transformation of photography.
  • Fisher, Carl - How the vision of entrepreneur Carl Fisher created America's premier vacation destination - Miami Beach.
  • Freeman, Elizabeth 'Mumbet' - One of the first black women slaves to be set free in the USA.
  • Green, Hetty - All about the Witch of Wall Street, who died the world's most famous miser.
  • Murrow, Edward R. - Portrait of Edward R. Murrow, a journalist who dared to uphold freedom of thought in a time of McCarthyism.
  • Spotlight Biography: Elections and Voting - Article on three people who changed the electoral landscape in America: Andrew Jackson, Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Carrie Chapman Catt.
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