Mrs.
Urbach Presents The Night of the Notables
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Introduction:
By clicking on the following links you will learn
more about the contributions of leaders who have changed our world in their
own way. Did all of these people make a difference? Are some contributions,
in your opinion, more important than others? What about in the opinions
of others? What does it take to be someone who makes a difference? Once
you have decided which notable you want to research, develop a "case" or
present proof as to why your "hero" should be considered one of the people
who made a significant difference in our world. When collecting information
about your "hero" make sure that you include information concerning his
or her life from childhood to the time of his or her death (if they are
dead!) or up to the present time (if they are still alive).
Presidents
George Washington:
1st President & General of the Continental Army During the American
Revolutionary War
George
Washington: Whitehouse Biography
George
Washington: Mount Vernon--Personal Information Questions & Answers
Mount
Vernon--Myths About George Washington
Mount
Vernon: Questions and Answers About George Washington's Career
Questions
and Answers About George Washington and Mount Vernon
Mount
Vernon: Brief Bio of George Washington
Martha
Washington: Historic Valley Forge
Historic
Valley Forge: George Washington
George
Washington: History at Valley Forge
Thomas Jefferson:
3rd President, Author of the Declaration of Independence, Architect, and
Inventor
Thomas
Jefferson: Whitehouse Biography
Thomas
Jefferson: Timeline
Thomas
Jefferson: Biography
Jefferson's
Home: Monticello
Thomas
Jefferson: Biography
Thomas
Jefferson: 3rd President
Thomas
Jefferson: Discovery School
Louisiana
Territory: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas
Jefferson: Internet Public Library
Thomas
Jefferson Memorial
Abraham Lincoln:
16th President, Kept the Country From Splitting Into Two Nations, President
During the Civil War
Abraham
Lincoln: Whitehouse Biography
Abraham
Lincoln: Timeline for Young Readers
An
Overview of Abraham Lincoln's Life
Abraham
Lincoln's Assassination
Abraham
Lincoln: Savior of the Union
Lincoln
Facts
Abraham
Lincoln: A Leader of Honor
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: 32nd President, Led the Country Out of the Great Depression,
President During World War II
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Whitehouse Biography
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Character Above All
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: President of the Century
Franklin
D. Roosevelt Hotlist of Web Sites
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Internet Library
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Fast Facts
Franklin
D. Roosevelt: Discovery School
George W. Bush: 43rd
President, Today's President That is Helping the Country Cope With the
Tragedies in New York City and Washington, D.C.
George
W. Bush: Whitehouse Biography
Time
Person of the Year 2000: George W. Bush
Washington
Post: The Life of George W. Bush
Grolier:
The Presidency of George W. Bush
U.
S. Department of State: George W. Bush
First
Lady, Laura Bush's Letter to Children About the September 11 Attack
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Inventors
Henry Ford: The Automobile
Henry
Ford: The First to Use the Assembly Line to Manufacture Cars
Henry
Ford Biography
Time
Magazine: Henry Ford
Henry
Ford Helped in the World War II War Effort
James Watt:
Rotary Steam Engine
James
Watt: Biography
Watt's
Improvements to the Steam Engine
James
Watt Did Not Create the Steam Engine; He Improved It
Benjamin Franklin:
The Inventor
Benjamin
Franklin: The Inventor
The
Many Contributions of Ben Franklin
Ben
Franklin: Glimpses of The Man
Ben
Franklin: Scientist
Ben
Franklin: Statesman
Ben
Franklin: Printer
Alfred
Nobel: Nobel Prize and Inventor
Alfred
Nobel: Inventor of Dynamite and Created the Nobel Prize
Alfred
Nobel: The Man Behind the Prize
Alfred
Nobel: Creates Dynamite
ABC
News: Alfred Nobel
Elisha Graves Otis:
The Elevator Break
Elisha
Graves Otis: Inventor of the Elevator Break
Today
in History: Otis Graves
The
History of the Elevator
Alexander Graham
Bell: Inventor of the Telephone
Alexander
Graham Bell: Inventor of the Telephone
Alexander
Graham Bell: The Man
Alexander
Graham Bell: Biography
Robert Fulton:
The Steam Engine
Robert
Fulton and the Commercial Steam Engine
Robert
Fulton: The Man Who Put the Design of the Steam Engine Into Place
Robert
Fulton's Inventions
George Eastman: Photography
George
Eastman: Revolutionized Photography
George
Eastman: Overview
George
Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
Thomas Edison: Great
Inventor
Thomas
Edison: Inventor of the Light Bulb and Phonograph
Thomas
Edison Invention Web
Thomas
Edison: The Menlo Park Lab
Samuel Morse: Telegraph
Samuel
Morse: Inventor of Improvements to
the Telegraph
Samuel
Morse: Biography
Samuel
Morse: Bona Fide Genius
Ivan Yaeger: Inventor
of the Prosthetic Arm
Ivan
Yaeger: Inventor of the Prosthetic Arm
Girl
Gets Arms: Ivan Yaeger
Eli Whitney:
The Cotton Gin
Eli
Whitney: Inventor of the Cotton Gin
Eli
Whitney: Inventor
Eli
Whitney: Biography
Eli
Whitney: Brief Biography
Johannes Gutenberg:
Inventor of the Printing Press
Johannes
Gutenberg, Inventor of the Printing Press
People
Famous in Printing History: Johannes Gutenberg
Gutenberg
Biography
Benjamin Banneker:
The First Noted African American Inventor
Benjamin
Banneker, The First Noted African American Inventor
Benjamin
Banneker Biography
Benjamin
Banneker: Almanac and Letter to Thomas Jefferson
Tim Berners-Lee:
Inventor of the World Wide Web
Tim
Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web
Tim
Berners-Lee: The World Wide Web Has Not Reached Its Potential
Time
Magazine: Tim Berners-Lee
Tim
Berners-Lee Biography
Alexander Cartwright:
Inventor of Baseball
Alexander
Cartwright: Inventor of Baseball
Alexander
Cartwright: Father of Modern Baseball
Alexander
Cartwright: Historic Baseball
George Washington
Carver: Inventor of Agriculture Products
George
Washington Carver: Agriculture Inventor
George
Washington Carver: A Man of Humble Beginnings
George
Washington Carver: Revolutionized Southern Agriculture
George
Washington Carver:Tuskegee Institute
Vinton Cerf: Inventor
of the Internet Protocol
Vinton
Cerf: Inventor of the Internet Protocol
Vinton
Cerf: How the Internet Came to Be
Vinton
Cerf Biography
Questions
and Answers: Vinton Cerf
Robert Dennard: Inventor
of Rapid Access Memory
Robert
Dennard: Inventor of Rapid Access Memory
Robert
Dennard: Dynamic Acess Random Memory
Dennard
Biography
Jay
Forrester and Robert Everett: Inventors of Real-Time Computer Technology
Jay
Forrester and Robert Everett: Inventors of Real-Time Computer Technology
Jay
Forrester Biography
Edith Flanigen: Inventor
of Protoleum Refining Methods
Edith
M. Flanigen: Inventor of Protoleum Refining Methods
Edith
Flanigen: Forty Years With Union Carbide
Edith
Flanigen: Chemist
Helen Murray Free:
Inventor of Diabetes Test
Helen
Murray Free: Inventor of the Dip and Read Home Diabetes Test
Dr.
Helen Murray Free: Online Interview
Ellen Ochoa: NASA
Scientist and Astronaut
Ellen
Ochoa: NASA Scientist and Astronaut Who Developed an Optical Analysis System
Ellen
Ochoa: NASA Biography
Dr.
Ellen Ochoa: Dreams to Build a Space Station
Ellen
Ochoa Interview
Mary Walton: Anti
Pollution Devices
Mary
Walton, Anti-Pollution Devices
Women
Inventors: Mary Walton
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Scientists
Einstein: Theory
of Relativity
Einstein:
Theory of Relativity
Words
of Wisdom From Albert Einstein
Nova:
Einstein
Einstein:
How Smart Was He?
Pictures
of Einstein
Time
Travel: Think Like Einstein
Marie Curie: Physics,
Radioactivity, and Research Scientist
Marie
Curie: Research Scientist, Physics and Radioactivity
Marie
Curie Biography
Marie
Curie and the Science of Radioactivity
Marie
Curie: A Nobel Prize Pioneer
Jonas Salk:
Created the Polio Vaccine
Jonas
Salk: M.D.: Profile
Jonas
Salk: Biography
Jonas
Salk: Interview
James D. Watson: Discoverer
of the DNA Molecule
James
D. Watson: Ph. D. Profile
James
D. Watson: Biography
James
D. Watson: Interview
Gertrude B. Elion: Pharmacologist
Researcher and Inventor of Drugs for Cancer Treatment
Gertrude
B. Elion Profile
Gertrude
B. Elion Biography
Gertrude
B. Elion Interview
Sylvia Earle:
Undersea Explorer
Sylvia
Earle Profile
Sylvia
Earle Biography
Sylvia
Earle Interview
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Astronauts, Space Exploration and Aviators
Wright Brothers:
The First to Fly
Wilbur
and Orville Wright: The First to Take Flight
The
Wright Brothers and the World's First Airplane
The
First Patent Awarded the Wright Brothers
Wright
Brothers: First Flight
Some
Aeronautical Experiments: Wilbur Wright
Wright
Brothers: A Tale of the Invention of the Airplane
Charles Lindbergh:
First to Fly Across the Atlantic
Charles
Lindbergh: The First to Cross The Atlantic
Charles
Lindbergh: The Spirit of Saint Louis
Charles
Lindbergh: New York to Paris
Charles
Lindbergh: Kidnapping
Charles
Lindbergh: Daredevil
Charles
Lindbergh: Airmail Maverick
Charles
Lindbergh: Fallen Hero
Charles
Lindbergh: Final Days
Charles
Lindbergh: Theme Page
Time
Magazine: Charles Lindbergh
Robert Goddard: Father
of Rockets
Robert
Goddard: The Father of Rockets
Robert
Goddard: Misunderstood by the Press
Robert
Goddard: Early Rockets
Robert
Goddard: Space Pioneer
Chuck Yeager:
The First to Fly Faster Than Sound
Charles
E. (Chuck) Yeager: The First to Fly Faster Than Sound
Chuck
Yeager: Profile
Chuck
Yeager: Biography
General
Chuck Yeager: Interview
Jacqueline Cochran:
The Most Famous Woman Pilot of the 20th Century
Jacqueline
Cochran: Woman Pilot
Jacqueline
Cochran: First Woman to Pilot an Airplane Supersonically
Jacqueline
Cochran: Set Many Flight Records
Jacqueline
Cochran: Aviator and Author
Bessie Coleman: First
African American to Earn an International Pilot's License
Bessie
Coleman: The First African American to Earn an International Pilot's License
The
Legacy of Bessie Coleman
Besie
Coleman: Honored Being Placed on a US Stamp
Bessie
Coleman: Biography
Amelia Earhart: An
Attempt to Fly Around the World
Amelia's
Childhood
Amelia
Earhart: Biography
Amelia
as an Aviator
Amelia
Earhart: Fun Facts
Amelia
Earhart: News Clips
Amelia
Earhart
Amelia
Earhart: Lady Lindy
Donna Shirley: Mars Exploration
Program
Donna
Shirley Profile
Donna
Shirley Biography
Donna
Shirley Interview
Alan Shephard, Jr.: The First
American in Space
Alan
Shephard, Jr. Profile
Alan
Shephard, Jr. Biography
Alan
Shephard, Jr. Interview
Clyde Tombaugh,
Ph.D.: Discoverer of the Planet Pluto
Clyde
Tombaugh: Profile
Claude
Tombaugh: Biography
Clyde
Tombaugh: Interview
Paul D. MacCready,
Ph.D. : Engineer of the Century
Paul
MacCready: Profile
Paul
D. MacCready: Biography
Paul
D. MacCready: Interview
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Public Service And Influence
On Our World
James E. Carter, Jr. 39th
President
Jimmy
Carter: Profile
Jimmy
Carter: Biography
Jimmy
Carter: Interview
Rosa Parks Pioneer
of Civil Rights
Rosa
Parks" Profile
Rosa
Parks: Biography
Rosa
Parks: Interview
Ralph Nader: Consumer
Crusader
Ralph
Nader: Biography
Ralph
Nader: Profile
Ralph
Nader: Interview
Elie Wiesel: Nobel
Prize Winner for Peace, Survivor of the Holocaust
During World War
II
Elie
Wiesel: Profile
Elie
Wiesel: Biography
Elie
Wiesel: Interview
Helen Keller: Altered
Our Perception of the Disabled
The
Life of Helen Keller
Time
Magazine: Helen Keller
Helen
Keller: Perkins School for the Blind
Helen
Keller: Biography
Student
Report: Helen Keller
Helen
Keller: One of the World's Greatest Heroes
Helen
Keller: Timeline
Anne Sullivan: Teacher
of Helen Keller
Anne
Sullivan: Teacher
Anne
Sullivan: Biography
Anne
Sullivan: Friend and Teacher
Five
Contributions Anne Sullivan Made to Education
Anne
Sullivan: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Anne Frank: Adolescent
Jewish Author, Died in the Holocaust During World War II
Time
Magazine: Ann Frank
Ann
Frank: Timeline
Anne
Frank: For Students
Jackie Robinson:
First to Cross the Color Line in Professional Baseball
Library
of Congress: Jackie Robinson
Jackie
Robinson: Civil Rights Advocate
Jackie
Robinson: Athlete of the Century
Jackie
Robsinson and the Civil Rights Movement
Jackie
Robinson: The Trailblazer
Dr. Martin Luther
King: Civil Rights
Time
Magazine: Dr. King
Martin
Luther King: Timeline
National
Civil Rights Museum: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Business
Oprah Winfrey: Entertainment
Executive
Oprah
Winfrey: Profile
Oprah
Winfrey: Biography
Oprah
Winfrey: Interview
George Lucas: Entertainment
Executive/Filmaker of Star Wars
George
Lucus: Profile
George
Lucus: Biography
George
Lucus: Interview
Bill Gates: Microsoft
Executive
Bill
Gates: The Road Ahead
Bill
Gates: Interview
Bill
Gates Biography for Kids
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Authors
Virginia
Hamilton: Award Winning Author
Virginia
Hamilton: How and Why She Writes Books
Virginia
Hamilton: Author of Dies Drear
Judy Blume: Controversial
Teen Author
Judy
Blume's Official Web Page
Judy
Blume Biography
Judy
Blume: As a Sixth Grader, Gave a Book Report On a Book That Did Not Exist
Lewis Carroll: Author
of Alice In Wonderland
Lewis
Carroll: Biography
Lewis
Carroll: Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Beverly Cleary: Author
of the Ramona Series
The
Unofficial Beverly Cleary Web Page
The
World of Beverly Cleary
Beverly
Cleary Biography
Vicki Cobb: Author
of Children's Science Books
Vicki
Cobb: Biography
Vicki
Cobb's Science Web Page
Jean Craighead George:
Writes Children's Books About The Wonder of Nature
Jean
Craighead George: Author of Julie of the Wolves
Jean
Craighouse George: Biography
Jean
Craighouse George: Interview
Madeline L'Engle:
Author of Science Fiction
Madeline
L'Engle: Brief Biography, Books Written by the Author, FAQs
Madeline
L'Engle Biography
C. S. Lewis: Author
of Fantasy
C.
S. Lewis: Author of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
C.
S. Lewis Biography
C.
S. Lewis: A list of The Chronicles of Narnia
C.
S. Lewis: Narnia A Look Back: How Lewis Created the Chronicles of Narnia
C.
S. Lewis: Welcome to Narnia
Jack London: Author
of Call of the Wild
Jack
London: The Collection
Jack
London: Biography
Laura Ingalls Wilder:
Author of Little House on the Prairie
Laura
Ingalls Wilder: The Definitive Laura Ingalls Wilder Pages
Laura
Ingalls Wilder: Frontier Girl
Nathaniel Hawthorne:
Author of Classic Literature
Nathaniel
Hawthorne: The Wayside Years
Nathaniel
Hawthorne: Biography
Nathaniel
Hawthorne: Timeline
Nathaniel
Hawthorne: Author of The Scarlet Letter
S. E. Hinton: Author
of Books With Teen Themes
S.
E. Hinton: Author of The Outsiders
S.
E. Hinton: On Writing Tex
Richard Peck: Author
of Young Adult Literature
Richard
Peck: One of The Most Respected Authors of Young Adult Literature
Great
Books by Richard Peck
Richard
Peck Profile
J. K. Rowling: Harry
Potter
J.
K. Rowling: Author of The Harry Potter Series
J.
K. Rowling Interview
The
Author, J. K. Rowling
Meet
J. K. Rowling
Cynthia Rylant: Award
Winning Author
Cynthia
Rylant: Humble Beginnings
Meet
Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia
Rylant: Written More than Sixty Children's Books
William Shakespeare:
Elizabethan Theater
Life
and Times of William Shakespeare
William
Shakespeare: Timeline
William
Shakespeare: Talented and Daring
William
Shakespeare: Biography
Harriet Beecher Stowe:
Author and Activist
Harriet
Beecher Stowe: Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet
Beecher Stowe
Cynthia Voigt: Author
and Teacher
Cynthia
Voigt: Young Adult Literature
Learning
About Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia
Voigt Biography
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Research Tools
Yahooligans:
A Search Guide for Kids
Ask
Jeeves: For Kids
Lives:
The Biography Resource
Biography.com
Biographical
Dictionary
Whitehouse:
President Biographies
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