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Encyclopedia Britannica: Howard W. Odum
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Howard W. Odum, an American sociologist who was a specialist in the social problems of the southern United States and a pioneer of sociological education in the South. He worked to replace...
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Ducksters: Oklahoma State History for Kids
Students learn about the history and timeline of the state of Oklahoma including early explorers, Native Americans, Indian Territory, Trail of Tears, Land Rush, and pioneers on this site.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Moonglows
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features the Moonglows, an American doo-wop vocal group that was one of the pioneering acts of rock and roll.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Jackie Wilson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jackie Wilson, an American singer who was a pioneering exponent of the fusion of 1950s doo-wop, rock, and blues styles into the soul music of the 1960s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Kenny Dorham
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Kenny Dorham, a black American jazz trumpeter, a pioneer of bebop noted for the beauty of his tone and for his lyricism.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Walter Page
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Walter Page, a black American swing-era musician, one of the first to play "walking" lines on the string bass. A pioneer of the Southwestern jazz style, he was a star of the Count Basie...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Wayne Shorter
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Wayne Shorter, an African-American musician and composer, a major jazz saxophonist, among the most influential hard-bop and modal musicians and a pioneer of jazz-rock fusion music.
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Harcourt: Biographies: Henry Ford Biografia (Espanol)
A brief biography of Henry Ford. Ford's great ideas were to improve the inventions around him and to produce them very efficiently. Good links to pictures and other information.
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Mit: Inventor of the Week: Lewis H. Latimer
Use this site to learn about the inventor of the carbon-filament light bulb, Lewis H. Latimer (1848-1928 CE).
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: O. E. Rolvaag House
From 1912 until his death, this was the residence of Ole Edvart Rolvaag (1876-1931), Norwegian immigrant and the first American novelist to give a true accounting of the psychological cost of pioneering on the farmer's frontier. His...
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Walter Bauer, Rebecca Price Craighill Lancefield (1895 1981), and Macyln Mc Carty
Harvard University biologist Walter Bauer, Chairman of the Whitney Foundation's Scientific Advisory Committee; Rockefeller Institute microbiologist Rebecca Price Craighill Lancefield (1895-1981); and Rockefeller Institute biologist...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Clara Barton
Clarissa Harlowe Barton was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. She is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.
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Etc: Mountain Passes & Overland Routes in the West, 1841 1850
A map of the Pacific region of the United States west of the Rocky Mountains in 1841-1850. The map shows the Old Spanish Trail from Los Angeles to Santa Fe, the Pioneer Route from the Platte River to San Francisco, the routes of Fremont...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888 1969)
Libbie Henrietta Hyman (1888-1969) graduated from the University of Chicago in 1910 and earned a Ph.D. degree from Chicago in 1915. She stayed at the university with an appointment as a research assistant until 1931 because, despite her...
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Smithsonian Institution Archives: Jane Swanson
In 1968, medical technologist Jane Swanson was the first recipient of the Ivor Dunsford Memorial Award, given by the American Association of Blood Banks, for her discoveries at the Minneapolis Memorial Blood Bank, including several...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: General Rufus Putnam House
Rufus Putnam (1738-1824) was a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War. After the war he pioneered the settlement of the Northwest Territories, serving as its first Surveyor General. This house, built in the early...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kansas: Nicodemus Historic District
Established by African Americans during the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, the town of Nicodemus symbolizes the pioneer spirit of people formerly enslaved. Established on homestead land, the town of Nicodemus was...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Benjamin A. Gould
Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 - November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer. He is notable for creating the Astronomical Journal and discovering the Gould Belt.
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