1. Gandhi won freedom for his counry leading
the Salt March.
2. Thomas Jefferson had all these jobs:
architect, writer, politician, farmer, scientist, educator, and family
man.
3. Rachel Carson warned theworld about howchemical
waste destroys plants, animals, soil, and water.
4. Marilyn Burns believes there is a connection
between math and music.
5. Cesar Chavez used non-violent action
to gain rights for farm workers.
6. Lance Armstrong rode a bike into another
state without realizing it!
7. Sacajawea, after guiding a great expedition
through wilderness, died at a young age. (some disagree and say this
hero lived a long life...)
8. Ella Fitzgerald sang scat!
9. A. Lincoln was the first president to
have a beard.
10. Hans Christian Andersen enjoyed puppets
as a child.
11. Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg,
IL.
12. John Philip Sousa was a famous conductor
of the US Marine Band and many other bands.
13. Gandhi influenced millions including
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nelson Mandela.
14. Frank Lloyd Wright designed an earthquake
proof hotel in Japan.
15. Thomas Edison lost his hearing at his
first job.
16. Georgia O'Keeffe showed the beauties
of the desert, flowers, and the city in her art.
17. Marilyn Burns wrote about a greedy triangle
(and other characters) to help children everywhere to love math.
18. Susan Butcher won a 1000 mile race on
legs that were not her own!
19. Sacajawea was kidnapped as a young child.
20. Hans Christian Andersen wrote over 160
children's books.
21. Everyone feels patriotism when hearing
the band plan the marches of John Philip Sousa.