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» Beaumont, William - Family and Genealogy
Dr. William Beaumont (1785-1853) was the U.S. Army surgeon who researched the physiology of human digestion, working with a patient who had a hole in his stomach.
http://www.james.com/beaumont

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/biographies/biographies.cfm

» Biographical Directory of American History
Links to a large collection of textbook-style biographies of prominent people in US history.
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/biographies/biographies.cfm

» Corbett, Boston
The story of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth.
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln32.html

» Eastman, George
The story of George Eastman, and the transformation of photography.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eastman/

» Fisher, Carl
How the vision of entrepreneur Carl Fisher created America's premier vacation destination - Miami Beach.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/miami/

» Freeman, Elizabeth 'Mumbet'
One of the first black women slaves to be set free in the USA.
http://mumbet.com/

» Green, Hetty
All about the Witch of Wall Street, who died the world's most famous miser.
http://www.brfwitness.org/Bread/witchws.htm

» Murrow, Edward R.
Portrait of Edward R. Murrow, a journalist who dared to uphold freedom of thought in a time of McCarthyism.
http://www.evesmag.com/murrow.htm

http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/elect.html

» Spotlight Biography: Elections and Voting
Article on three people who changed the electoral landscape in America: Andrew Jackson, Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Carrie Chapman Catt.
http://educate.si.edu/spotlight/elect.html

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