Famous People
Jonas Salk
There are so many famous people born in New York here are some of them. Jonas Salk the creator of a polio vaccine was born on October 28 1914 and died June 23 1995. When Jonas Salk discovered the vaccine it was a starting point to his career. In 1955 the polio vaccine was tested and soon Jonas Salk became a hero for preventing children from getting polio. Jonas Salk started a business for biological studies and then became an international hero.
Linus Yale
Linus Yale was a mechanical engineer and invented his first lock in 1851. That lock was called the infallible bank lock. Linus Yale also invented the combination lock. Linus Yale is the oldest international brand of locks in the world. Soon Linus Yale began making a series of high tech locks.
Franklin Roosevelt
The last person is Franklin Roosevelt 32nd president of the USA. Franklin Roosevelt was the only president to be elected four times. Roosevelt was president from 1933-1945. Then Roosevelt got an illness called polio myelitis and could not move his legs. Franklin fought to use his legs again by swimming.