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- Irving Berlin, 1888-1989: He Wrote Songs that Made America Sing (2006-12-24)
- Doctor Seuss, 1904-1991: People of all Ages Love his Books for Children (2006-12-17)
- Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962: America's Most Famous Sex Symbol (2006-12-10)
- Henry Ford Made the Automobile Industry an Important Part of the Nation's Economy (2006-12-3)
- Henry Ford Created the Ford Motor Company and Revolutionized the Automobile Industry (2006-11-26)
- Stephen Foster, 1826-1864: America's First Popular Songwriter (2006-11-19)
- Crazy Horse Was Chief of the Lakota, a Warrior and a Holy Man (2006-11-12)
- Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003: An Independent and Intelligent Actress (2006-11-5)
- Edward Weston, 1886-1958: He Helped Change the Way Americans Understood Photography (2006-10-29)
- Richard Rodgers Wrote Musical Plays That Often Dealt with Social Issues (2006-10-22)
- Helen Keller, 1880-1968: 'I Try to Make the Light in Others' Eyes My Sun' (2006-10-15)
- Out of a World of Darkness and Silence, Helen Keller Brought Hope to Millions (2006-10-8)
- James Baldwin Wrote About Race and Identity in America (2006-10-1)
- Edward Hopper's Simple Paintings Hold Special Meaning for Americans (2006-9-24)
- Nina Simone Was a Singer and Activist in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s (2006-9-17)
- Milton Berle was "Mister Television" to the Millions of Americans Who Watched Him (2006-9-10)
- Margaret Mead Influenced How Social Scientists Understood Native Cultures (2006-9-3)
- Roberto Clemente: The first Latino Player Honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame (2006-8-27)
- Washington Post Owner and Publisher Katharine Graham: A Powerful Media Leader in America (2006-8-20)
- 'This Land Is Your Land': The Life, Music and Politics of Woody Guthrie (2006-8-13)
- Woody Guthrie: Singing the Songs of "Dust Bowl Refugees" (2006-8-6)
- Betty Friedan: How She Was a Leader in the Modern Women's Rights Movement in the U.S. (2006-7-30)
- Jacob Riis: A Reporter and Writer Who Worked to Make New York City a Better Place for the Poor (2006-7-23)
- 'In Cold Blood': How Truman Capote Invented the Nonfiction Novel (2006-7-16)
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Pilot and Writer of What Book Critics Considered 'Small Works of Art' (2006-7-9)
- Todd Duncan Broke Race Barriers with Music (2006-7-2)
- Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross: A Life of Caring for Others (2006-6-25)
- Milton Hershey Created a Successful Business and Built A Sweet Town (2006-6-18)
- Celia Cruz: The Singer Was Known as the 'Queen of Salsa' (2006-6-11)
- Ralph Ellison's 1952 Book, "Invisible Man," Won Awards and is Still Discussed Today (2006-6-4)
- Scott Joplin: The King of Ragtime Music (2006-5-28)
- Photographer Margaret Bourke-White Helped Create the Modern Art of Photojournalism (2006-5-21)
- Photographer Margaret Bourke-White was one of the leading news reporters of the twentieth century (2006-5-14)
- Eugene McCarthy: His Campaign for President in 1968 Forced a President From Office (2006-5-7)
- Country and Western Singer Hank Williams Wrote Songs About Love and Heartbreak (2006-4-30)
- Mae West: The Wild Woman of Film and Stage (2006-4-23)
- Andy Warhol: The Father of Pop Art (2006-4-16)
- Writer Zora Neale Hurston told About African-American Life in the South (2006-4-9)
- American Baseball Legend Babe Ruth (2006-4-2)
- Duke Ellington: One of the Most Popular Musicians of the Twentieth Century (2006-3-26)
- Duke Ellington and His Jazz Orchestra Were Famous Around the World (2006-3-19)
- Susan Sontag: One of America's Most Influential 20th-Century Thinkers (2006-3-12)
- Winslow Homer: America's Painter (2006-3-5)
- Radio Pioneers Pulled Words, Music and World Events Out of Thin Air (2006-2-26)
- Mark Twain: One of America's Best Known and Best Loved Writers (2006-2-19)
- Shirley Horn: One of the Great Jazz Singers of the 1950s and 1960s (2006-2-12)
- Diane Arbus: Revolutionary Photographer of Unusual People (2006-2-5)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Great Gatsby': A Great Event in U.S. Literature (2006-1-29)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald Wrote About the "Roaring Twenties," the Greatest Party in American History (2006-1-22)
- Marian Anderson: 75 Thousand People Heard Her Sing at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (2006-1-15)
- Marian Anderson: Her Voice Became Famous Around the World (2006-1-8)
