HERITAGE EXPLORATION
CYBERCAMP

FAMOUS WASHINGTONIANS

Many citizens of Washington have made significant contributions to American life. Some have had an international impact. Select three persons and write a summary of the information you find. Include such facts as date of birth, ancestry, education, present occupation, and hobbies or special interests. Include the URL for any sites that you use.

Emile Berliner
http://www.invent.org/book/book-text/9.html

Lesson Plan for Elizabeth Catlett
http://www.utah.edu/umfa/catlettplan.html

Catlett, Elizabeth
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Catlett_Elizabeth.html

Charles R. Drew
http://www.cdrewu.edu/library/drew.htm

Charles Richard Drew
http://hyper.hunter.cuny.edu/jghweb/biographies/drew.htm

The Edward Kennedy Ellington Pages
http://www.dnsmith.com/ellington/

Interview with Katherine Graham
http://www.familyhaven.com/books/personalgraham.html

Online NewsHour: Katherine Graham-February 6, 1997
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/gergen/february97/graham_2-7.html

WIC Biography-Helen Hayes
http://www.wic.org/bio/hayes.htm

Helen Hayes
http://www.cmgww.com/stars/hayes/hayes.html

Welcome to Grant Hill.com
http://www.granthill.com/

James Hoban
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/detroit/dthoban.html

Shirley Ann Jackson: Theoretical Physicist
http://www.lib.1su.edu/lib/chem/display/jackson.html

JCN: Book Reviews
http://www.jcn18.com/newstand/BookReview/PERSONAL_HISTORY.HTM

Jewish Heroes in America
http://www.fau.edu/library/brody39.htm

John Mercer Langston-African American Historical Figure
http://www.brightmoments.com:80/blackhistory/njmlangst.html

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
http://www.emilyslist.org:80/about/players/play_norton.htm

Eleanor Holmes Norton Biography
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com:80/lips/bios/nortbio.html

Norton, Eleanor Holmes
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Norton_Eleanor_Holmes.html

Norman F. Ramsey Winner of the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics
Wysiwyg://60/ http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/physics/1989a.html

The Poetry Registry RealAudio Webcasts
http://www.poetryforum.org/audio_sb.htm

Chita Rivera
http://www.tonys.org/noframe/pantheon/chita1.html

Pete Sampras
http://espnet.sportszone.com:80/editors/ten/profiles/sampras.html

John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
http://www.dws.org:80/sousa/index.htm
http://www.concentric.net:80/~Marine1/sousa.htm

About the Sousa Home Page
http://www.dws.org:80/sousa/about.htm

Toomer, Jean
http://blackhistory.eb.com:80/micro/598/77.html

Jean Toomer
http://encarta.msn.com:80/schoolhouse/harlem/toomer.asp

The San Antonio College LitWeb Jean Toomer Page
http://www.accd.edu:80/sac/english/bailey/toomer.htm

The Jean Toomer Pages
http://members.aol.com/bonvibre/toomer0.html

Wideman, John Edgar
http://blackhistory.eb.com:80/micro/727/28.html

Salon| John Edgar Wideman
http://www.salonmagazine.com:80/nov96/interview961111.html
 
 

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