2. Great People in History Play

3. Albert Einstein German-born American Physicist Horrible student as a kid Theory of relativity E=MC 2

4. Benjamin Franklin American Renaissance Man ► Inventor, printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, scientist ► Publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac ► Revolutionary ► Founding Father

5. Abraham Lincoln U.S. President 1861-1865

6. Abraham Lincoln ► Born Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Illinois ► Had many jobs, including splitting rails, before presidency ► President of the Union during the American Civil War ► Emancipation Proclamation, 1863 ► Gettysburg Address ► First President to be assassinated

7. Amelia Earhart American Aviator  First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic  Attempted to fly around the world  America’s Sweetheart  Disappeared over the South Pacific  The Truth?

8. Gandhi  Indian Nationalist and Spiritual Leader  Peaceful Protest  Inspiration to many great men (Martin Luther King, Albert Einstein)

9. Cesar Chavez Chicano Civil Rights Leader

10. Cesar Chavez  Raised in Migrant Worker Camps  Fought for the rights of farm workers  1965 Grape Strike – 2,000 Workers  1994 Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1993)

11. These are just some of the amazing people who have lived. Who’s next? Could it be you? Back to Beginning