Sub-Topics Galileo, Galilei Gandhi, Mahatma Gates, Bill Gershwin, George Giuliani, Rudy Goodman, Benny Graham, Billy Graham, Katharine Gutenberg, Johann Harvey, Paul Hawking, Stephen Hitler, Adolf Hope, Bob Hubble, Edwin Hughes, Howard Also Try More Biographies Lists Grant, Ulysses (Awesome Library) Hispanic Americans (Information Please) Provides an alphabetic listing. 10-04 Multimedia -09-20-06 Irwin, Steve: Irwin's 8-Year-Old Daughter, Bindi, Pays Tribute (CBS News) "The Australian prime minister was there to pay tribute. On video came speeches by Hollywood stars such as Russell Crowe and Cameron Diaz. But at the public memorial in Australia on Sept. 20 for 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin, the most memorable voice was that of his 8-year-old daughter, Bindi...." 09-06 News Geithner, Timothy F. (Wikipedia.org) "Timothy F. Geithner (born August 18, 1961) is the 9th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York." 09-08 Papers Coulter, Ann (AnnCoulter.org) Provides a professional profile of the conservative commentator and author. 9-05 Galbraith, John Kenneth (Wikipedia.org) Galbraith died on April 29, 2006. "John Kenneth Galbraith, OC, Ph.D, LL.D (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006) was an influential American economist of the 20th century. He was a Keynesian and an institutionalist, a leading proponent of US-style 20th century political liberalism and progressive politics. His books on economic topics were bestsellers in the late 1950s and during the 1960s." 05-06 Gandhi, Indira (Gale Group) Provides a biography of her political role in her country. 1-05 Garrett, Elizabeth (Spartacus) Provides a picture and a short biography of the social activist who became the first female physician in Britain. 11-02 Geithner, Timothy F. (Federal Reserve) "Mr. Geithner was named on November 20, 2003, to serve as the ninth president and chief executive officer of the Second District Federal Reserve Bank, at New York." In November he was identified as the new Secretary of the Treasury. 11-08 Gonzalez, Elian (Time.com) Provides a short biographical statement about why this person was influential in the year 2000, according to Time magazine. 12-00 Goodall, Jane (Minnesota State University) Provides a short biography. 7-99 Goodall, Jane (PBS Online and Nature) Provides a brief history of her professional career related to studying and saving wild chimpanzees. 7-00 Gorbachev (SSG - TeacherNet) Provides a timeline on the life of Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev, leader of the USSR during the 1980's. 12-99 Gore, Albert (Encyclopedia.com) Provides a short biography of the former Vice President of the United States. 5-02 Gore, Albert A., Jr. (Biography.com) Provides an editorial style of biography of Gore's political and business career. 3-00 Graham, Martha (Gale Group) Provides a biography of the dancer and choreographer. Includes a picture. 1-05 Griffin, Merv (CNN News) "Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his 'Jeopardy' and 'Wheel of Fortune' game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82." 08-07 Gymnastics - International Teams (USA Gymnastics Online) Provides brief profiles of achievements of some key athletes who have competed in the USA. 6-02 Gymnastics - U.S. National Team (USA Gymnastics Online) Provides brief profiles of achievements. 6-02 Hamer, Fannie Lou Townsend (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) Provides a biography of the civil rights activist. 6-00 Hammerstein, Oscar (Rogers and Hammerstein Organization) Provides a biography and information on major works. 11-01 Harriman, Averell (Biography.com) Provides a brief biography of the diplomat. 11-00 Hemingway, Ernest (Biography.com) Wrote many popular works, such as For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, To Have and Have Not, and The Old Man and the Sea. He was awarded the Nobel prize in Fiction in 1953. 9-00 Heuvel, Katrina Vanden (TheNation.com) Provides a professional profile of the progressive commentator and author. 9-05 Himes, Gregory (USAToday.com - Artz) "Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who transcended the stage with a successful screen career that included starring roles in White Nights and The Cotton Club, has died at 57." 5-02 Hobby, Oveta Culp (Rice University) Provides a biography of the "first commanding officer of the WACs and the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare." Includes a picture of her. 6-00 Hoover, Herbert Biography (Awesome Library) Hopper, Grace (National Women's Hall of Fame) Provides a short biography of a great mathematician, computer pioneer, and inventor. She was the first female Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. 1-01 Hopper, Grace (National Women's Hall of Fame) Provides a short biography of a great mathematician, computer pioneer, and inventor. She was the first female Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. 1-01 Horton, Myles (World Press) " 'We believe that education leads to action,' Myles said at the school's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1972. 'If you advocate just one action, you're an organizer. We teach leadership here. Then people go out and do what they want.' " "The Highlander Center also developed a literacy program in the 1950's that taught thousands of blacks to read and write in an effort to get them to register to vote. The Citizenship Schools represent the largest and clearly the most effective mass literacy campaign ever undertaken in the United States-successful largely because the campaign was not about literacy, but about the right to participate in a democratic society." 11-05 Houston, Charles (Wikipedia.org) "Charles Snead Houston was an American physician, mountaineer, high-altitude investigator, inventor, author, film-maker, and former Peace Corps administrator. He made two important and celebrated attempts to climb the Himalayan mountain K2." 10-09 Houston, Sam (The West Film Project and WETA) Provides a short biography of the first President of the Lone Star Republic, which became Texas. 6-02 Hoyle, Fred (Wikipedia.org) "Sir Fred Hoyle FRS (24 June, 1915 – 20 August, 2001) was an English astronomer primarily remembered today for his contribution to the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis and his often controversial stance on other cosmological and scientific matters, in particular his rejection of the Big Bang theory." 06-09 Hughes, Karen (Washington Post - Allen) Provides a profile of the counselor to President George W. Bush. "She is also the highest-ranking female aide to a modern president." Hughes resigned in April, 2002. 4-02 Hughes, Karen (Washington Post - Allen) Provides a profile of the counselor to President George W. Bush. "She is also the highest-ranking female aide to a modern president." Hughes resigned in April, 2002. 4-02 Hussein, Abdullah (KIngHussein.gov.jo) Provides a brief background on the King of Jordan. Huxley, Aldous (SomaWeb.org) 12-04 Hypatia of Alexandria (Cosmopolis.com) Provides a short biography of the great mathematician and philosopher. 2-05 Hypatia of Alexandria (University of St. Andrews) "Hypatia of Alexandria was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development of mathematics." 2-05 Irene of Athens (TheGlassCeiling.com) Provides a biography of the first woman ever to hold the throne of the old Roman Empire. 1-05 Irving, Washington (Wikipedia.org) 12-04

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