Abraham Lincoln Research Site.
http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html
This is a student-oriented educational Web site about Lincoln's life and family.
The web master, a retired American history teacher, answers questions by e-mail.
Betsy Ross Homepage.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/
Why Ross was selected to make the flag, how she cut a five-point star, and
directions of cutting your own five-point star. Works great in classroom
discussions!
Edison National Historic Site.
http://www.nps.gov/edis/home.htm
This national site has a nice “Kid’s Corner” with a large number of biographical
pictorials of Thomas Edison.
Exploring Leonardo.
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
“Leonardo da Vinci had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important
scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas. He was a gentle
vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military
engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons.”
First Ladies of the United States of America.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html
Information about the First Ladies of the United States.
Pocahontas (Spectrum Biographies).
http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Pocahontas.html
A short biography of Pocahontas produced by IncWell.
The Presidents of the United States of America.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html
List of internal links to each president of the United States. Includes
photographs and links to other Web resources.
The World of Ben Franklin.
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
He became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a
philosopher, a musician, and an economist. Today, we honor Ben Franklin as one
of our Founding Fathers and as one of America’s greatest citizens.