June 20, 1791. She and Louis fled in the night. But a man recognized Louis, whose face was literally on the money
Odysseus had been gone 20 years, even after she'd given him a son, Telemachus. Yet she knew someday, Odie would return
In 1492 this man landed on the island of San Salvador & came in contact with Native Americans called Arawaks
The Pawtuxet Indian known as Squanto is famous for teaching the Pilgrims how to plant this crop aka maize
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew brings a Native American artifact for show and tell.) Warring tribes often used this ceremonial item to try to settle their differences
Even as a young girl in Philadelphia, this future flagmaker showed a talent for fine needlework
When this Italian explorer was a kid, his dad went to China without him; when he was a teen, his dad took him along
Born in Scotland in 1747, he sailed off as a cabin boy at age 12 & later became a naval hero in the Amer. Revolution
A gifted student & a fine athlete, this member of the Tudor family became the heir to Engl.'s throne at age 10, in 1502
This Polish-French composer who was born in 1810 composed a polonaise when he was only 7