Famous People - Facts for Kids

John Lennon lived in New York City for the last years of his life — he moved there in 1971 and stayed until he died in 1980.

Albert Einstein was a member of the NAACP during a time when segregation was still legal in the United States.

Plato talked about five perfect solid shapes — like the cube and the pyramid — and used them to explain how the world might be built.

Coco Chanel inspired the idea that women could wear pants and still be elegant and feminine, breaking old-fashioned rules about women's clothing.

Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to be assassinated.