Facts on Hall of Fame for Great Americans inductees
George Washington
George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797
10 facts about George WashingtonIrving
Is a city located within Dallas County, Texas in the United States
10 facts about IrvingJohn Adams
Was the second president of America, widely famous because of several historical events that marked his presidency
10 facts about John AdamsThomas Jefferson
Is best known for his role in writing the Declaration of Independence, his foreign services, his two terms as president and his omnipresent face on the modern nickel
10 facts about Thomas JeffersonJames Monroe
Was the fifth President of the US from 1817 to 1825.
10 facts about James MonroeJohn Quincy Adams
who shaped the foreign policy in line with his ardently nationalist commitment to America’s republican values.
10 facts about John Quincy AdamsAndrew Jackson
Was the seventh president of the United States.
10 facts about Andrew JacksonAbraham Lincoln
Was the sixteenth President of the United States from March 1861 until he was assassinated in April 1865.
10 facts about Abraham LincolnUlysses S. Grant
Was the 18th President of the US (1869–1877).
10 facts about Ulysses S. GrantGrover Cleveland
Was the 22nd and 24th President of the United States of America.
10 facts about Grover ClevelandTheodore Roosevelt
Was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909).
10 facts about Theodore RooseveltWoodrow Wilson
Was the 28th President of the United States (1913 to 1921).
10 facts about Woodrow WilsonClara Barton
was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross
10 facts about Clara BartonAlbert Abraham Michelson
Albert Abraham Michelson was an American physicist known for his work on the measurement of the speed of light and especially for the Michelson–Morley experiment
10 facts about Albert Abraham MichelsonAlexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone
10 facts about Alexander Graham BellBenjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
10 facts about Benjamin FranklinHenry David Thoreau
was an American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, and leading transcendentalist
10 facts about Henry David ThoreauLouis Agassiz
An American physician and innovator in studying the Earth's history.
10 facts about Louis AgassizMaria Mitchell
An American astronomer.
10 facts about Maria MitchellThomas Alva Edison
An American inventor and businessman.
10 facts about Thomas Alva EdisonWilbur and Orville Wright
Two of the first people to invent a successful aircraft model.
10 facts about Wilbur and Orville Wright