Famous People - Facts for Kids

Babe Ruth was born George Herman Ruth Jr. on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Abraham Lincoln taught himself geometry by reading books at night by firelight.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1933, in Brooklyn, New York, where she grew up in a neighborhood filled with diverse families and cultures.

The march Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led from Selma to Montgomery grew from 3,200 people to 25,000 by the last day.

Barack Obama launched a program to teach kids computer coding.