Summaries of Famous People
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Meet Ada Lovelace, British mathematician and the first computer programmer!
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Albert Einstein (05:02)
Learn about the man whose name is synonymous with genius!
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Amelia Earhart (03:50)
Take off with Amelia Earhart, the most famous aviatrix of all time!
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Adolf Hitler (04:50)
Learn about one of the worst tyrants in history–Adolf Hitler.
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César Chávez (04:24)
Meet one of the most influential Latino-Americans in history!
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Amelia Earhart (03:50)
Take off with Amelia Earhart, the most famous aviatrix of all time!
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Che Guevara (04:32)
Who is that guy on all those t-shirts? Learn all about Che Guevara in this BrainPOP movie!
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Christopher Columbus (06:07)
Sail the ocean blue in the BrainPOP movie on Christopher Columbus!
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Cleopatra (04:49)
Meet Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt!
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Eleanor Roosevelt (05:07)
Meet the woman who changed what it meant to be First Lady!
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Frederick Douglass (04:38)
Meet Frederick Douglass, one of the leading American abolitionists of the 19th Century!
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Helen Keller (04:24)
Meet a woman who could do anything . . . Even though she was deaf and blind!
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Jackie Robinson (05:01)
Learn about Jackie Robinson–not just a pioneer, but a heck of a ballplayer, too!
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Mahatma Gandhi (05:32)
The pen really is mightier than the sword. . . if that pen is in the hand of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Malcolm X (03:46)
Find about this civil rights activist, known for his fiery speeches and uncompromising views.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (04:04)
Learn about the leader of the American civil rights movement.
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Napoleon Bonaparte (04:58)
Defender of liberty or just another power-grabber? You decide.
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Oprah Winfrey (02:28)
You already love her, now get to know her up close and personal!
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Pele (04:44)
Get a kick out of learning about the greatest soccer player of all time!
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Pocahontas (04:21)
Meet Pocahontas–a young woman who played a key role in early American history!
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PRESIDENTS:
Abraham Lincoln (05:58)
Meet Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States!
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Andrew Jackson (05:08)
Meet Old Hickory, America’s seventh President
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George Washington (04:40)
He’s the father of our country. Show a little respect!
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James Madison (06:20)
Meet the fourth President of the United States
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John Adams (05:48)
The second President of the United States!
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John F. Kennedy (05:15)
Meet the man who led America toward a new frontier!
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Richard Nixon (06:08)
The rise and fall of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States
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Thomas Jefferson (05:22)
Meet the third President of the United States and the main author of the Declaration of Independence!
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Theodore Roosevelt (05:45)
The story of America’s 26th President!
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Tecumseh (04:46)
Learn about the man who said “no” to Manifest Destiny
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Simon Bolivar (05:22)
Meet one of the great heroes of South America’s struggle for independence!
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Queen Elizabeth II (05:06)
Meet one of the longest-reigning British monarchs in history!
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Queen Elizabeth I (03:14)
Discover the life of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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