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Great People in History

Great People in History. Play. Albert Einstein. German-born American Physicist . Horrible student as a kid. Theory of relativity. E=MC 2. Benjamin Franklin American Renaissance Man. Inventor, printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, scientist Publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac

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Great People in History

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  1. Great People in History Play

  2. Albert Einstein • German-born American Physicist • Horrible student as a kid • Theory of relativity • E=MC2

  3. Benjamin FranklinAmerican Renaissance Man • Inventor, printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, scientist • Publisher of Poor Richard’s Almanac • Revolutionary • Founding Father

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

  5. 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

  6. Amelia EarhartAmerican Aviator • First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic • Attempted to fly around the world • America’s Sweetheart • Disappeared over the South Pacific • The Truth?

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

  8. Cesar Chavez Chicano Civil Rights Leader

  9. 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)

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

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