The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong enthralled a nation by taking one great leap for mankind on July 21, 1969. He received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978. Birthplace: Wapakoneta.
Thomas Edison was a brilliant inventor who developed the electric light bulb, movie projectors and the phonograph or record player. His father and his school teacher thought Thomas was stupid, but through hard work and vision, Edison became a very successful man. Birthplace: Milan.
John Glenn was the first man to orbit the Earth in a spacecraft. He piloted the Friendship 7 three times around the Earth in 1962. Glenn has gone on to be an important state politician. Birthplace: Cambridge.
Steven Spielberg is a film director who tapped into the public's need for simple, heroic drama. His imagination and vision come through in the films he creates, such as "Jaws", "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Jurassic Park" and "E.T.: The Extraterrestrial." Birthplace: Cincinnati.
