dedicated her life to the women’s
suffrage movement. Along with
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she
founded the National American
Women Suffrage Association and
the American Equal Rights
Association.

he was awarded a
Purple Heart, a Bronze Star, and
the Distinguished Service Cross.
Historians concluded that he was
wrongly denied the military’s top
award because of his race, and in
1997, he became the only living
African American veteran of
World War II to receive the
Medal of Honor when he was
presented this award

born in 1935 in
Cuero, Texas, is a Congressional
Medal of Honor recipient for his
heroics in the Vietnam War. This
native Texan was responsible for
saving 8 soldiers during an
intense battle in 1968.

a radical
group in the 1960’s that
advocated armed self-defense and
a revolutionary agenda to
immediately end black
oppression.

commanded the 1st US Army
during the D-Day invasion. It
was under his command that Paris
was liberated and the Germans
were turned back at the Battle of
the Bulge.

noted orator and politician of his
time. He began by supporting
such reforms as the income tax,
prohibition, and women’s
suffrage.volunteered to prosecute biology
teacher John Scopes for teaching
evolution in Dayton, Tennessee’s
public high school.

one of the
richest men in the world in the
early 20th century. He first started
his empire by working in the
rapidly growing railroad industry.
Using the Bessemer process, he
created a steel company to
capitalize on the growing need for
steel after the Civil War.

delegates to the
Continental Congress, He
wasn’t in time to vote for the
Declaration of Independence, but
he was there to sign the
document.

wassuccessful in organizing themigrant farm workers union todefend Hispanic migrant workers.

He was elected the 42nd President of the UnitedStates in 1992. His second term in officewas marked by impeachmentproceedings against him as aresult of a relationship with aWhite House intern.

First lady, U.S. Senator, Secretary of State under President Obama, presidential nominee in 2016.

critically acclaimed defense attorney arguing some of the most famous trials in American history. He defended the Socialist Eugene V.Debs against charges of criminal conspiracy in the Pullman strikes. he defendedJohn Scopes for teachingevolution in his high schoolbiology class in Tennessee

was aFrench political thinker andhistorian who traveled throughout the United States from 1831-1833 where he examined the political and social nature of the UnitedStates. Upon his return to France, he authored Democracy inAmerica, in which he described ―exceptionalism that he saw in America.

was named President of the Provisional Government of the Republic ofHawaii after Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown.

was a leader in the struggle for civil rights for African Americans in the first years of the 20th century. In1895, he became the first African American to receive a PH.D from Harvard.  broke from Booker T. Washington's philosophy which preached thatAfrican Americans should work hard for economic gain

was the thirty-fourth President of theUnited States.During World War II, he wascommander of the Allied Forcesthat landed in North Africa andthe Allied forces that fought inSicily and Italy. He was theSupreme Commander of thetroops that invaded France on DDay

Governor of Arkansas from 1955to 1967, Hegained national attention in 1957when he ordered the ArkansasNational Guard to stop nineyoung African Americans fromintegrating Little Rock CentralHigh School.

(Pilots) It was an undisciplined group of men who answered the call for volunteers because they were seeking adventure. They would become the first Americans to fight theJapanese in World War II and would win over 300 victories.

he became the most significant person in the development of the U.S.automobile industry, creatingFord Motor in 1903. installed a massproduction system usingstandardized and interchangeableparts, a division of labor, andassembly lines.

a writer andactivist born in 1921, wasinstrumental in creating theNational Organization forWomen and is given credit forthe modern women’s movement.In 1963 her book The FeminineMystique was published

awarded the American Medal ofFreedom in 1984. He was the first Mexican-American to receive this honor.Thediscrimination against MexicanAmericans that he witnessedduring the war led him to foundthe American GI forum.

Born in Jamaica,  he became the first AfricanAmerican to speak openly and publicly about African nationalism. He believed the only way African Americans were going to achieve equality was to return to Africa and build a great nation of their own

he created the MS DOS system and in 1980 sold the contract to IBM.a leader in the softwareindustry with his companyMicrosoft,

Many consider him to be the founder of the modern conservative movement within the Republican Party. in 1964 he was defeated by Lyndon B. Johnson in one of the biggest landslides In U. S. history. He was seen by some as an extremist candidate when he appeared to advocate nuclear warfare and ending social welfare.

is aleading religious revivalist as wellas a spiritual and moral advisor tomany U. S. Presidents.

attended the FirstContinental Congress and in 1775was elected President of theSecond Continental Congress. Hewas the first man to sign theDeclaration of Independence inJuly of 1776 and wrote hissignature in large script

nation’s 29th President but died in 1923 before completing his term.  Teapot Dome Scandal and "Ohio gang" as cabinet. 

She cofounded theUnited Farm Workers of Americain 1962 along with César Chavez.Three years later she directed thenational grape boycott that wouldresulted in the California grapeindustry agreeing to the collectivebargaining rights of workers

was one of the men along withJohn Adams and Ben Franklinsent to Paris to negotiate thepeace treaty with England afterthe war. In 1788, working withAlexander Hamilton and JamesMadison, Jay authored five of theeighty-five Federalist essays

He was elected to the U. S.Senate from Massachusetts in 1953.In 1955 he published Profiles InCourage which received the Pulitzer Prize in history. In 1960, he won the Democratic Party’s nomination forPresident. During this campaign, he participated in the first televised presidential debates with hisRepublican opponent, RichardNixon. He defeated Nixon and was inaugurated as the first CatholicPresident and the youngest electedPresident.

In1954 he became the pastor of theDexter Avenue Baptist Church inMontgomery, Alabama.1957 was electedPresident of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. writings had asignificant impact on the civil rightsmovement. His ―Letter fromBirmingham Jail‖ outlined why civil disobedience was the best method for achieving civil rights. His ―IHave a Dream‖ speech, given in1963 on the steps of the LincolnMemorial in Washington, D.C.,provided a national stage for thestruggle.

an American entrepreneur who built a global cosmetic company through dedication and hard work. 

the first pilot to complete anonstop, solo transatlantic flight. Heflew from the United States to Parisaboard his plane, The Spirit of St.Louis in 1927.

believed for the United States tobe a factor in international tradeand diplomacy, it must have astrong army and navy. Thiswould require the building ofmilitary bases to protect themerchant marines as they sailedto the Far East and points inbetween.

he was the Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army.After the Japanese attacked PearlHarbor, he was put in charge of thePhilippines.He was then chosen to head UN forces after conflict broke outbetween North and South Korea.

Hisbook, The Influence of Sea Poweron History, published in 1890,detailed the importantrelationship between a strongnavy and successful worldcommerce

became Truman’s Secretary ofState. During this time he formulated and proposed a plan which was an economic plan to rebuild postwar Europe and insure that the spread of communism would be contained.

was the nation's first African American SupremeCourt Justice and a leader in the civil rights movement. represented LindaBrown in the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case.

U. S. Senator fromWisconsin from 1947 to 1957who accused numerousindividuals in the United Statesgovernment of beingCommunists. Many of theseaccusations were unsupported butgained credibility because of thetensions of the Cold War.

served as an elite unit during World WarII in the Pacific Theatre. Prior to the formation of this group, theJapanese had been successful in breaking more than 30 American codes.In 2001 they  were awarded thevCongressional Medal of Honor

he was instrumental in the normalization of relations withCommunist China and in creating the policy of détente.In 1972 visited China to open the dialogue.  became embroiled in the so-called Watergate scandal after hislandslide re-election to a secondterm as President in 1972. In1974 he became the onlyPresident in history to resign

He would eventually command thePacific Fleet during World WarII. In 1945, he represented the United States when the Japanese surrendered aboard the USSMissouri in Tokyo Bay. As a result of his knowledge of submarines, he became one of the leading naval authorities of his time

born in 1961 inHawaii, was elected the 44thPresident of the United States in2008. This election marked thefirst time in U.S. history that anAfrican American was elected tothis high office

the firstwoman appointed to the UnitedStates Supreme Court. She wasappointed by President RonaldReagan in 1981

Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.One day she was taking the bus home from work. She was sitting in the middle section of the bus when a white man boarded the bus. The driver told her to move to the back, but she refused, and was arrested, helped to start the Montgomery Bus Boycott. 

command the Third Armywhich he would lead into battlefollowing D-Day at the Battleof the Bulge.

he was sent to the Mexican border to capture the revolutionary Mexican leader,Pancho Villa. With America’sentry into World War I in 1917, He  was namedCommander-in-Chief of theAmerican ExpeditionaryForces.

40th President of the UnitedStates, he had a notable career asan actor as well as serving asgovernor of California

commanded the volunteer cavalryunit known as the ―RoughRiders‖ in the Spanish-AmericanWar at the Battle of San Juan.Next, he was elected Governor ofNew York. At 42, he became theyoungest President of the U.S.when President McKinley wasassassinated.

She married FranklinDelano Roosevelt who later became President of the United States. AsFirst Lady, she had her own radio program and wrote her own newspaper column. When PresidentRoosevelt was paralyzed with polio,she traveled around the country interacting with people and then sharing the information with her husband to help him make informed decision

was elected President in 1932.At this time, the country was in the grips of the Great Depression with over 13million unemployed. He proposed a sweeping economic reform package known as the New Deal to combat the depression

Hebecame a prominent physician,writer, and one of the founders ofthe United States of America

was an outspokenopponent of what she consideredthe radical feminist movement.She actively campaigned againstthe Equal Rights Amendment andfounded her own pro-familymovement.

One of his early booksbecame a critically acclaimedexpose of the meat packingindustry. Published in 1906, TheJungle caused such an outcry thatit led to the passage of the PureFood and Drug Act as well as theMeat Inspection Act

He is the founder of the largestHispanic advertising agency inthe United States

was appointed to the UnitedStates Supreme Court in 2009 byPresident Barack Obama and isthe first person of Puerto Ricandescent to serve on the high court

he was elected Vice President of theU. S. on the ticket with PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt. He becamethe 33rd President in 1945 whenRoosevelt died. As Vice President,he had not been informed of thedevelopment of the atomic bomb,but as President, he made thedecision to use the weapon againstthe Japanese to bring an end toWorld War II.

He studiedtheology at Harvard and laterserved as a colonial governor ofConnecticut. During theAmerican Revolution, he becamethe only colonial governor tosupport the American cause

were thefirst African American militaryaviators to serve during WorldWar II. Most of these men werecollege graduates orundergraduates and were trainedat Tuskegee Army Airfield inTuskegee, Alabama.

Governor of Alabama during the civil rights movement of the 60s and 70s. When he was elected Governor in 1962 as aDemocrat, he ran on a segregation, states’ rights platform.In his inaugural speech, he proclaimed, ―Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.

one of the founders ofthe NAACP and one of the firstAfrican American women torun for public office in theUnited States when she ran fora seat in the Illinois statelegislature.

Shewas the founder of the Women’sChristian Temperance Union, agroup concerned about thedestructive effects of alcohol.During this time, women wouldmeet in churches and then marchto saloons to try to get owners toclose their establishments. In1882, she was instrumental inorganizing the Prohibition Party.

was aCongressional Medal of HonorWinner who fought in World WarI. Battle of Argonne Forest.

came in 1768 to thecolonies to assume the presidencyof Princeton University in NewJersey. He was also a prominentPresbyterian minister