BIOGRAPHY

Henry Blair was an inventor and farmer best known as the second African American to hold a United States patent.

Sam Walton was an American businessman best known for founding the retail chain Walmart, which grew to be the world’s largest corporation.

Basketball star Derrick Rose became the youngest MVP in NBA history in 2011.

Ernest Everett Just was an African American biologist and educator best known for his pioneering work in the physiology of development, especially in fertilization.

Who Is Miguel? Miguel is a prominent American R&B singer-songwriter who began crafting his musical talent as a teenager. He

Orson Welles wrote, directed and starred in the film ‘Citizen Kane,’ among others, which remains one of the most influential films ever made.

Ansel Adams was an American photographer best known for his iconic images of the American West, including Yosemite National Park.

Signed to a recording contract at the age of 12, Aaliyah became an overnight R&B sensation. At the height of her stardom, a fatal plane crash ended her life.

American author Danielle Steel has written more than 180 books, with many of her best sellers turned into television movies.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famed 19th-century scholar, novelist and poet, known for works like ‘Voices of the Night,’ ‘Evangeline’ and ‘The Song of Hiawatha.’