Name some historic figures you learned about in grade school

[Excelsior]

I remember Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad more than anything else. Hell..I never heard of Paul Revere till 5th grade. That is sad.

 

[pyonir]

Frederick Douglass

events?
Holocaust
Alamo
Spanish-American War
basically any war
Custers Last Stand

 

[MBony]

bump

 

[jessicak]

Charles Lindbergh

 

[freakflag]

Genghis Kahn
Vlad the Impaler
Rick James

 

[badmouse]

When I was a kid books about sports figures were what I read from the library. They were all the same - kid wants to become a (whatever sport) player, kid has some kind of obstacle, illness, disapproving parents, etc, kid overcomes obstacle and becomes famous sports hero.

I wonder what sports figure books are like these days 😀 .

 

[MagicianBdotCom]

Originally posted by: DougK62
Make sure you've got plenty of black people - even if the person's contribution was largely insignificant you still have to spend time on it.

I'm not sure what your going for with this comment. Isn't there a lot of black people who have given large contributions? Or they made contributions despite discrimination and such. MLK and George Washington Carver was cool to me when I learned about them 🙂

On another note, don't forget magicians! Houdini!

 

[MBony]

I wouldn't have thought of Houdini, thanks for the suggestion!