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Historical Figures
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by: Saket Bolisetty
I hope you enjoy learning a lot about great historical figures from reading this book.
SACAGAWEA
• Sacagawea helped with the Lewis and Clark expedition . She gave birth to a child. The child was named Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. She died on December 20th 1812.
KING TUT
• King Tut was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. He was also known as Tutankhamun. He was the son of Akhenaten. When he became king, he married his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten, who later changed her name to Ankhesenamun.
NAPOLEON • Napoleon Buonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was part of the Waterloo Battle. Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769. He had lost the Waterloo Battle.
LEONARDO DA VINCI
• Leonardo da Vinci was a famous Renaissance man. He was a famous inventor, artist, scientist, engineer, and writer. His most famous works are The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
THOMAS EDISON
• Thomas Edison was a famous inventor. He was born in New Jersey. His most famous invention is the lightbulb. He was also a businessman.
AMELIA EARHART
• Amelia Earhart was an American pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was also a pilot.
GENGHIS KHAN
• Genghis Khan was the founder of Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia. He started the Mongol invasions that resulted in the conquest of most of Eurasia.
MERIWETHER LEWIS • Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He had a partner named William Clark. He was the son of Lt. William Lewis of Locust Hill .
WILLIAM CLARK
• William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. His partner was named Meriwether Lewis. He was the ninth of 10 children of John and Ann Rogers Clark.
PLATO • Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. The philosopher came from one of the wealthiest and most politically active families in Athens.
ROSA PARKS • Rosa Parks was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She was born in Alabama. She was best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She died on October 24th 2005.
MAHATMA GANDHI •
Mahatma Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi famously led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km (250 mi) Dandi Salt March in 1930, and later in calling for the British to Quit India in 1942. He was imprisoned for many years, upon many occasions, in both South Africa and India. He brought independence to India and is known lovingly by whole world as ‘Bapu’
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. • Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He wanted people of all races to love and respect one another. We celebrate his birthday on the 3rd Monday of every January. Schools and Offices get a day off.
JACKIE ROBINSON • Jackie Robinson was the first African-American baseball player to play in the Major League Baseball in the modern era. He was born on January 31st 1919. He was the youngest of five children.
HARRIET TUBMAN • Harriet Tubman was a civil right activist. She was born in Maryland in 1820. She was best known for helping with the Underground Railroad.
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