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I l t I ANDREW CARNEGIE was a giant in the railroad and steel industries. He believed that it was the duty of a rich man to distribute his wealth during his lifetime. To that end, he established 2800 libraries and many cultural halls throughout America. Serving an unprecedented four terms as President ol the United States, FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT was a popular leader who made extensive use of lireside radio chats to explain his plans and generate enthusiasm to push them through Congress. I l l l X Y The crippler poliomyelitis was conquered by DR. IONAS SALK in 1953 after more than Z5 years of research. Polio was reduced by 967, in less than ten years. SALK's re- search continues in California at the Salk Institute. 3 A lifetime passion for machinery led HENRY FORD to Detroit where, in 1896, he completed his first motor ve- hicle. The Ford Motor Company manufactured the first Model T in 1909. I l l I ROBERT FROST's poetry was clear, understated, well- metered and told the stories of rural America. He was a four-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and has been called America's poet laureate. MARTIN LUTHER KING was a leader in the cause of civil rights. He had been a pastor before turning to the cause of segregation. His leadership earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated by lames Earl Ray in 1968. I l One of the most elementary symbols of the American way of life was established when 1. EDGAR HOOVER and his Federal Bureau of investigation G-men set out to clean up the country. His career spanned over 40 years, A plain, homely woman with tremendous appeal to the masses, who was always in the thick of things de- scribes ELEANOR ROOSEVELT and her lifetime of poli- ticking beside her husband during his four terms. I l Lieutenant Colonel IDHN GLENN started Americas trav- els to outer space when he became the first American to orbit the earth, He had been an aviator in World War II and a test pilot in peacetime. The motion-picture industry was revolutionized in Ameri- ca and DAVID WARK GRIFFITH became known as the Father of the film art and king of directors for his part in this revolution. His camera techniques were the pioneering steps of the industry. I l l I THURGOOD MARSHALL is the first Negro to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court. His law career was aimed primarily at civil rights cases. GERALD R. FORD, the first President to achieve the of- fice without an election. In 1974, through a series of scandalous events, the Nixon administration toppled and FORD reached the position through approval by Congress,
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THEY MADE THEIR MARK Men and women who helped shape America's history THOMAS PAINE, a bankrupt Quaker corsetmaker, some- time teacher, preacher and grocer wrote the most bril- liant pamphlet of the American Revolution, His words in Common Sense reflected longings and aspirations that have remained part of American culture to this day. Chief lustice IOHN MARSHALL established fundamental principles of American constitutional law. He is noted for his precedental declaration of a Congressional act as unconstitutional. He served through five administra- tions, from 1801-1835. l l i l ABRAHAM LINCOLN epitomized the American dream of a humble young man ascending to the highest olfice of the land, He was superbly skilled at analyzing complex is- sues and translating them into meaningful words forthe public. He was devoted to the preservation of the Union. DANIEL WEBSTER chose law as a career and went on to become well-known inthe courts and in politics. He was twice Secretary of State with an eye always to the Presi- dency which eluded him. I t t l Born a slave in Maryland, FREDERICK DOUGLASS taught himself to read and write secretly and,at 21, escaped to freedom. He was an ardent abolitionist campaigning successfully for Negro suffrage and civil rights. HARRIET BEECHER STUWE wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in an effort to make the whole nation realize the inhumani- ty of slavery. Her book resulted in one of the most popu- lar and controversial plays on the American stage. The Civil War was kindled by this work. i N DOROTHEA DIX worked her entire adult life for reform of the existing penal and mental institutions in the mid- 18ll0's. The first state hospital in the nation at Trenton, New Jersey was a direct result of her efforts. The New Colossus, a sonnet composed by EMMA LAZ- ARUS in 1883 is inscribed on a bronze tablet at the base of the Statue of Liberty. She organized relief for lews and helped fugitives from the Czar's ghettos to establish ho mes in America. i t The creator of the Cherokee alphabet, SEQUUVAH, was an artist, writer and silversmith. He used asimple 1821 English primer to compose the characters. The famous redwood trees of the Pacific coast bear his name. t N N J AMELIA IENKS BLOOMER, best known for a mode of dress she adopted during her campaign for equal rights for women. Though ridiculed until she gave up the cos- tume, the term bloomer came to symbolize woman's bid for individual freedom. HORACE GREELEWS admonition to Go West young man was a rallying cry of the pioneers of America. He was founder and editor of the New Vork Tribune. He was best known for his philosophy of social reform and his unsuccessful hid for the Presidency in 1872. IOSEPH PULITZER was the first journalist to reach a tru- ly massive audience. His New Vork World newspaper was the symbol of yellow journalism with its sensational- ism aimed at the common man.
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