by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Historic Events
Neil Armstrong: The First Man to Walk on the Moon… Neil Armstrong was born in a town called Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was an Eagle Scout, and he was interested in flying. Very interested. He was so interested, in fact, that he got his student pilot’s license...
by Criswell | May 2, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
George Washington: The Father of Our Country… Before the United States of America became a country, he was a well-to-do and well respected landowner. In the Revolutionary War, he was the general who led the American Army to victory over the British. And, when...
by Criswell Freeman | May 1, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Inventions
Thomas Edison Didn’t Give Up… Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, the record player, movie-making equipment, and lots of other things, too. But, he made plenty of mistakes. For every great discovery that worked, he made hundreds of things that didn’t...
by Criswell | May 1, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Women in History
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross First, Clara Barton was a school teacher. Then, she worked in Washington, D. C. in a government office. But she became famous during the Civil War when she brought much-needed supplies to the Union soldiers. That’s...
by Criswell | May 1, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People, Sports
Roberto Clemente Was a True Hero, in More Ways Than One… Roberto Clemente was born in Puerto Rico in 1934. He came to America to play baseball and became one of the best players of his generation. As a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he led the National League...
by Criswell | May 1, 2020 | Amazing Americans, Famous People
George Washington Carver: A Friend to Farmers… George Washington Carver (1860s-1943) was born in a town called Diamond, Missouri, but he became famous as a professor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. It was there that he taught his students better ways to...
