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The sites listed in this category are centered around individuals who have been, in some way, notable with regard to the history of the United States.
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- Barnum, P. T.
(9)
- Barrow, Clyde & Parker, Bonnie@
(2)
- Berkman, Alexander
(4)
- Boone, Daniel
(12)
- Bryan, William Jennings
(2)
- Clay, Henry
(2)
- Crockett, David
(4)
- Debs, Eugene V.
(10)
- Dooley, Thomas Anthony
(12)
- Earhart, Amelia
(15)
- Garvey, Marcus
(3)
- Goldman, Emma
(4)
- Haldeman, H. R.
(3)
- Harrington, Michael
(6)
- Jackson, Jesse
(3)
- Jones, Mary Harris
(2)
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- King, Martin Luther, Jr.
(39)
- Kissinger, Henry A.
(3)
- Malcolm X
(14)
- Muir, John
(6)
- Ness, Eliot
(8)
- Parks, Rosa
(18)
- Rockefeller, John D.
(12)
- Rustin, Bayard
(5)
- Serra, JunÃpero@
(7)
- Shachtman, Max
(2)
- Stassen, Harold Edward
(12)
- Thomas, Norman
(7)
- Truth, Sojourner
(6)
- Wallace, Lew
(24)
- Webster, Daniel
(4)
- de Cleyre, Voltairine
(6)
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Hershey, Milton
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A biographical site about the founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company. Timeline, short biography, and links.
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Spotlight Biography: Elections and Voting
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Article on three people who changed the electoral landscape in America: Andrew Jackson, Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Carrie Chapman Catt.
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Beaumont, William - Family and Genealogy
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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.
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Biographical Directory of American History
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Links to a large collection of textbook-style biographies of prominent people in US history.
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Corbett, Boston
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The story of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth.
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Eastman, George
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The story of George Eastman, and the transformation of photography.
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Fisher, Carl
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How the vision of entrepreneur Carl Fisher created America's premier vacation destination - Miami Beach.
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Freeman, Elizabeth 'Mumbet'
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One of the first black women slaves to be set free in the USA.
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Garrison, William Lloyd
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A study of Garrison's views on non-resistance, their influence in the abolitionist movement, and lessons for the future. By Ernest Crosby
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Green, Hetty
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All about the Witch of Wall Street, who died the world's most famous miser.
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McKean, Col. Thomas - A Neglected Founding Father
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Detailed overview of McKean's life and career - includes a biography, contributions to PA, DE, and the U.S., a chronology of his political offices, his genealogy, and writings.
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Murrow, Edward R.
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Portrait of Edward R. Murrow, a journalist who dared to uphold freedom of thought in a time of McCarthyism.
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Tilden, Samuel J. - Forgotten U.S. President
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Free teleplay about the US Presidential election of 1876 and Samuel Tilden, who won the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote.
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Uncle Sam Image Gallery
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Pictures and historical information about Uncle Sam, an American legend based on an actual person.
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Walker, Madam C.J.
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An account of the life of an entrepreneur, who rose from the cotton fields of the South to become a successful self-made American businesswoman. [Created by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles.]
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