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No one knew the boy they called “Jumping Badger” would grow to become a great...

Discover why Selena, the Queen of Tejano music, became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American...

In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a...

In 1978, Sally Ride, a PhD candidate at Standford University, responded to a newspaper ad...

From his childhood in rural Illinois to moviemaking days in Hollywood and on to a...

A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known...

Jim Henson broke into television with a five-minute puppetry segment when he was only a...

Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien...

Born on a small farm in rural Michigan, Henry Ford’s humble beginnings were no match...

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs,...

Born in Connecticut in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist, author, and playwright. Slavery...

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Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once...

Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression...

Born in Wisconsin in 1867, Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with a set of building...

When Fidel Castro died on November 25, 2016, many people around the world responded with...

When Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519, he believed he could...

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For a long time, the main role of First Ladies was to act as hostesses...

Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is...

Clarissa “Clara” Barton was a shy girl who grew up to become a teacher, nurse,...

"What's Up, Doc?" Find out in this lively biography of the most celebrated director in...