Fredrick Douglass: Slavery, Literacy, Escape, Activism and More

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Michelangelo was born in 1475 and found his passion for art shortly thereafter, becoming most notable for his sculptures and paintings, but he was also a notable architect and a true renaissance man.

The White House was first built at the turn of the 19th Century, but was burned to the ground by the British during the War of 1812. Rebuilt and remodeled by multiple presidents, the modern White House has 132 rooms totaling 55,000 square feet.

Hurricane Katrina was a category 3 storm that made landfall on August 29th, 2005. New Orleans would be the epicenter of FEMA’s failed response with 112,000 people trapped in the Superdome or rapidly flooding homes.

Jimmy Carter was a state senator and governor of Georgia before being elected as the 39th U.S. President. Carter’s single-term presidency would be overshadowed by inflation and a challenging series of foreign affairs.

From colonial times through the industrial revolution, child labor in America grew to a staggering 18% of the American workforce. It wasn’t until the 20th Century when reforms would be made.

Anne Frank was a young Jewish refugee living in Amsterdam during the Nazi invasion. With her family, they would hide in a secret annex for over two years before being discovered.

The Statue of Liberty was conceived, designed and constructed by the French to honor the centennial of America’s Declaration of Independence. The statue arrived in New York Harbor in 1886 and has become an iconic national monument.