Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the tenth boy of 17 children. Franklin was one of the leading founding fathers of the United States of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States and served as the new nation's ablest diplomat. Biography and Career : Benjamin Franklin's formal schooling ended earl ...

Date added: 20 November '07

George Washington

George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA. He was the first President of the United States. Biography and Career : He was the first voted President of the United States of America, between April 30, 1789 and March 3, 1797. George Washington was the general of the American Army, fighting for the independence of the U. S. A. against the Great Bri ...

Date added: 09 December '07

James Madison

James Madison was born in Virginia. He was the fourth President of the United States. Biography and Career : He had eleven younger brothers and sisters. He was sick a lot when he was a child and the family hired a private tutor to teach him until he was 11. Then he went to a boarding school which was 70 miles from his home. There he spent five years studying Latin, Greek, French, Italian, al ...

Date added: 20 November '07

George Mason

George Mason was born in 1725 to George and Ann Thomson Mason. When the boy was 10 years old his father died, and young George's upbringing was left in the care of his uncle, John Mercer. The future jurist's education was profoundly shaped by the contents of his uncle's 1500-volume library, one-third of which concerned the law. Biography and Career : George Mason established himself as an im ...

Date added: 27 November '07