Biographies

About Famous People  learn all about those famous men and women in history

America's Story from America's Library

 discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today

Black Inventors

a database list of African American patent holders and individual biographies of African American inventors

Biographies

 biographies of U.S. presidents, and more...

Biography for Kids  stories of presidents, inventors, educators, scientists,
business men and women

The Biography Maker

 how to create a good biography

Biography.com

   Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present upper elementary

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways

Famous Figures in Black History

 take a look at the lives of many famous figures to and in Black History

Mrs. P's Famous Americans

Check out these categories of Famous Americans or search the alphabetical index at the bottom of this page to find summaries

Multimedia Biographies

Time 100

 biographies of 100 people Time magazine most influenced the last 100 years

Albert Einstein

 timeline and information about Einstein and his theories

Albert Einstein for Kids biography of Einstein 

Amelia Earhart

 biography, achievements, quotes, photos and fast facts

Benjamin Franklin

 information about Ben Franklin by 2nd graders from Pocantico Hills school

Benjamin Franklin biographical information

Benjamin Franklin Cyberhunt

 learn about Franklin's amazing accomplishments with this cyberhunt

Biography of John F. Kennedy

 biographical information

Edison Motion Pictures

A collection of 341 Edison films, including 127 titles made from 1891 to1918. 

Re-Living the Wright Way

web site details the invention of powered flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Ulysses S. Grant  

timeline