Neil Armstrong was an astronaut. He was the first man to walk on the moon.
MARY CASSAT Mary Cassat was an artist. She loved to draw and paint. She liked to paint pictures of mothers and children.
MATTHEW HENSON Matthew Henson was an explorer. He loved to travel all over the world. He was the first man to reach the North Pole.
MICHAEL PHELPS Michael Phelps is a swimmer. When he was a little boy, he was afraid to put his head in the water. However, he won eight gold medals.
Alexander Graham Bell's mother was deaf and she was his teacher. He taught deaf children to talk. He made the first telephone.
Amelia Earhart was a pilot. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
HELEN KELLER Helen Keller was deaf and blind. The first word she learned was water. She went to college and wrote books.
BETSY ROSSBetsy Ross made the first American Flag. It had thirteen stripes and thirteen stars.
GEORGE HERMAN RUTH (Babe Ruth) Babe Ruth played baseball. He hit lots of home runs. One time, he hit a ball over 600 feet.
Elizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3, 1821. She was the first woman doctor.
Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor, scientist and businessman.
CHARLES LINDBERGH Charles Lindberg was a pilot. His nickname was Lucky Lindy.
WILMA RUDOLPH Wilma Rudolph was very sick. But she was the first American woman to win three gold medals in the Olympics.