Harriet Tubman - Escaped slavery and then helped other enslaved people to freedom., Pierre- Charles L'Enfant - Fought in the American Revolution and helped design Washington, D.C., Benjamin Banneker - A surveyor to construct the capital of the U.S. Washington, D.C., Heroic deeds - Good things done by strong and courageous individuals. , James A. Lovell - First person to travel to the moon twice., Hector P. Garcia - Worked to end discrimination toward hispanics., The Four Chaplain - The individuals sacrificed their own lives to help others when the ship sank during World War II. , Bill Gates - He grew up with the computer industry and maintained a leadership role through widespread use of his own product Microsoft., Cyrus McCormick - He invented the mechanical reaper. This was used to harvest crops mechanically. , Helen Keller - Advocated for women's and worker's rights. She was the first deaf and blind person to earn a degree in college. She raised money and conducted research for the blind and deaf. , Ruby Bridges - First African American child to attend an all-white elementary school., Louis Pasteur - Discovered that heat could kill bacteria which otherwise spoiled liquids. This is called pasteurization. , Jonas Salk - An American microbiologist who invented the vaccine to prevent Polio. , Clara Barton - Was the founder of the American Red Cross. She helped soldiers on both sides of the war and she worked to change laws and believed in equal rights for all.,

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