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George Washington | He is called the Father of Our Country. |
Betsy Ross | She is believed to have sewn one of the first American flags. |
Paul Revere | He warned that the British were coming. |
July 4, 1776 | The Declaration of Independence was signed. |
Thomas Jefferson | The author of the Declaration of Independence. |
Benjamin Franklin | He discovered that lightning is really electricity. |
Thanksgiving | The Pilgrims and the Indians shared a feast. |
He was a peaceful advocate of civil rights. | Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Rosa Parks | She refused to give up her seat on a public bus. |
Thurgood Marshall | He was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. |
Abraham Lincoln | He was the President during the Civil War. |
Harriet Tubman | She was a former slave who went back to bring others to freedom. |
Underground Railroad | The secret system for getting slaves North to freedom. |
Emancipation Proclamation | This document helped free slaves in the South. |
Pharaoh | A leader in ancient Egypt |
Mansas (or Kings) | Leaders in ancient Mali. |
Emperor | A leader in ancient China. |
President | The leader of the USA. |
Veteran's Day | A day to honor all those who served in the military. |
Memorial Day | The day we honor those who died serving their country. |