Acting as a literal and figurative gateway to the shrine of American history and mythology, the doors present an interesting focal point for the discussion of American public memory.
Cranes for Peace.
http://www.he.net/~sparker/cranes.html
An award-winning site where you can learn about Sadako, the thousand origami cranes and how to fold your own. By Sue Parker and Greg Stripes.
Edison National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov/edis/ed000000.htm
This national site has a nice "Kid's Corner" with a large number of biographical pictorials of Thomas Edison.
Ben Franklin
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
He became famous for being a scientist, an inventor, a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist. Today, we honor Ben Franklin as one of our Founding Fathers and as one of America's greatest citizens.
Dolores Huerta
http://www.pbs.org/chicano/bios/huerta.html
A long-time activist and labor organizer, Dolores Huerta is a nationally recognized leader in the Chicano movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
http://www.seattletimes.com/mlk/
Seattle Times' online information about Martin Luther King,Jr.
This site includes an enormous amount of information about Lincoln, including quizzes, listings of outstanding historic sites, and a very large number of books.
Harriet Tubman
http://www.acusd.edu/~jdesmet/tubman.html
A great deal of information about Tubman and her journeys to save her people in the South. This includes her childhood and life as well as separate sections on slavery and the underground railroad.
Exploring Leonardo
http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/LeoHomePage.html
"Leonardo da Vinci had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas. He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons."
