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4to40: Heros Forever
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Provides short profiles of modern day leaders.
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Academy of Achievement
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Introduces the men and women who shaped the 20th century. Includes profiles, biographies, and interviews.
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Biographical Dictionary
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Contains information on more than 28,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. Searchable by names, keywords, and dates.
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Biographies for Kids
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Famous leaders page offers short biographies political leaders, scientists, inventors, athletes, and others who made a great impact on their world. Stories are written for elementary school students, and each page includes links and a dictionary of terms.
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Biography Base
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A large collection of biographies on notable men and women.
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Children's Encyclopedia of Women
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Biographies of famous women written by third and fourth grade students.
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Great Men and Women of the World
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Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.
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Heroes of History
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Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.
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Images of Greatness
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Fourth and fifth graders write about the lives and characters of twelve famous individuals.
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John Dillinger
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Describes the man known as a desperado, bank robber, and someone that no jail could hold.
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MyHero.com
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Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
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PBS - History
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Contains biographies of dozens of men and women whose lives have shaped the course of history.
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Their Stamp on History
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Explores the lives of important historical people whose pictures have appeared on U.S. postage stamps.
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Biographical Studies
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Gives brief backgrounds of famous scientists, mathematicians, artists, Roman ruler, inventor and theologians, includes portrait photos and bibliographies.
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Biography.com
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Short biographies of famous people, ranging from actors and actresses to political leaders and historical figures.
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Birthplace of Helen Keller
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Visit the Tuscumbia, Alabama home of this woman who lived successfully being blind and deaf.
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Carnegie, Andrew
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Information about the life the philanthropist and his legacy for education and libraries.
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Distinguished Women of Past and Present
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Tells the stories of hundreds of women who have helped to shape the course of history. Searchable by name or topic.
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Famous People with Disabilities
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Short biographies of about a dozen famous people.
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Liberty's Kids
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Web home of the animated series that introduces children to the exciting stories and people behind the birth of a nation.
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The Great, Famous and Infamous
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A selection of biographies of people who have shaped the 19th and 20th centuries including actors, authors, and inventors.
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Time 100
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Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century as selected by TIME Magazine in five fields -- leaders and revolutionaries, artists and entertainers, builders and titans, scientists and thinkers, and heroes and icons.
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William Palmer
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Explores the life of man hanged as a serial killer. Evidence about the crimes and the trial are presented so you can form your own opinion of guilt or innocence.
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Women in History
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Fifth graders share short biographies of 10 women who helped shape the 20th century.
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Women's Winning Ways of Leadership
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A learning quest by high-school students in Tasmania, Australia presents information about several famous women from the 20th century.
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World Of Biography
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Searchable directory of biographies of famous personalities along with sketches, chronology, quotations and life.
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