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» Beaumont, William - Family and Genealogy - Dr. William Beaumont (1785-1853) was the U.S. Army surgeon who researched the physiology of human digestion, working with a patient who had a hole in his stomach.

» Biographical Directory of American History - Links to a large collection of textbook-style biographies of prominent people in US history.

» Corbett, Boston - The story of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth.

» Eastman, George - The story of George Eastman, and the transformation of photography.

» Fisher, Carl - How the vision of entrepreneur Carl Fisher created America's premier vacation destination - Miami Beach.

» Freeman, Elizabeth 'Mumbet' - One of the first black women slaves to be set free in the USA.

» Green, Hetty - All about the Witch of Wall Street, who died the world's most famous miser.

» Hershey, Milton - A biographical site about the founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company. Timeline, short biography, and links.

» Murrow, Edward R. - Portrait of Edward R. Murrow, a journalist who dared to uphold freedom of thought in a time of McCarthyism.

» Spotlight Biography: Elections and Voting - Article on three people who changed the electoral landscape in America: Andrew Jackson, Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Carrie Chapman Catt.

» Tilden, Samuel J. - Forgotten U.S. President - Free teleplay about the US Presidential election of 1876 and Samuel Tilden, who won the popular vote but lost the electoral college vote.

» Uncle Sam Image Gallery - Pictures and historical information about Uncle Sam, an American legend based on an actual person.

» Walker, Madam C.J. - An account of the life of an entrepreneur, who rose from the cotton fields of the South to become a successful self-made American businesswoman. [Created by her great-great-granddaughter, A'Lelia Bundles.]

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