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Leila Taha
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Leila Taha is a regular contributor for BIO Now. She would love for Michael Jackson's ghost to haunt her house.
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African-American Inventors
February 14, 2012 by Leila TahaPost a commentAfrican-Americans have faced many obstacles over the course of history, but this hasn't stopped bright, innovative individuals from developing inventions that have...
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Black Scientists
- Famous Pisceans
Garrett Morgan
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Publisher / 1877 - 1963
Garrett Morgan blazed a trail for African-American inventors with his many patents, including those for a hair-straightening product, a breathing device, and an improved sewing machine and traffic signal.
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Inventors
Elijah McCoy
Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor / 1844 - 1929
Elijah McCoy was a 19th century African-American inventor best known for inventing lubrication devices used to make train travel more efficient.
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Inventors
Lewis Howard Latimer
Engineer, Inventor / 1848 - 1928
Lewis Howard Latimer was an inventor and draftsman best known for his contributions to the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone.
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Black Scientists
- Famous Libras
George Carruthers
Physicist / 1939 -
Scientist George Carruthers created inventions, such as the ultraviolet camera, or spectograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight, revealing the mysteries of space and the Earth's atmosphere.
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Muammar al-Qaddafi is Dead, Say Libyan Officials
October 20, 2011 by Leila TahaMuammar al-Qaddafi is dead, according to the head of the Libyan military council. The former Libyan leader was killed on Thursday, as fighters took hold of his hometown...
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Bizarre Campaign Ads
October 27, 2011 by Leila TahaAnother campaign season, another bizarre political ad. Already an unorthodox candidate (he was CEO of Godfather's Pizza for 10 years), Republican presidential hopeful...
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Business Leader, U.S. Representative / 1954 -
When Carly Fiorina was hired as Hewlett-Packard's CEO, she was the first woman to take control of a Fortune 100 company.
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- Candidates Eating
- U.S. Presidents
- Famous Virgoans
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S. President, U.S. Vice President / 1908 - 1973
Lyndon B. Johnson was elected vice president of the U.S. in 1960 and became the 36th president in 1963, following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Barry Goldwater
U.S. Representative / 1909 - 1998
Barry Goldwater was an American politician best known as a senator from Arizona and the Republican candidate for president in 1964.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 7, 2011 by Leila TahaLiberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was one of three women awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today. Elected in November 2005, Johnson Sirleaf is the first female...
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- Notable Female Leaders
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Scorpios
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
World Leader / 1938 -
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the world's first elected black female president and Africa's first elected female head of state.
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- Notable Female Leaders
- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Prime Ministers
Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister / 1917 - 1984
Indira Gandhi was India's third prime minister, serving from 1966 until 1984, when her life ended in assassination. She was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister.
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- Notable Female Leaders
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Prime Ministers
Benazir Bhutto
Prime Minister / 1953 - 2007
Benazir Bhutto became the first female prime minister of Pakistan in 1988. She was killed by a suicide bomber in 2007.
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- Names We Like
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous People Born in 1947
Megawati Sukarnoputri
World Leader / 1947 -
Megawati Sukarnoputri is the daughter of Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia and was herself the fifth president of Indonesia (2001–04).
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- Notable Female Leaders
- Famous Libras
- Famous People Named Michelle
Michelle Bachelet
Activist, Doctor, World Leader / 1951 -
Michelle Bachelet was the first female president of Chile who served from 2006–2010.
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Wyatt Earp and the Wild West
October 26, 2011 by Leila TahaLast week former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi was shot and killed by rebels in the streets of his hometown of Surt, where he was believed to have been hiding...
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- Erratic and Autocratic
- The 69 Club
- Famous Geminis
Muammar al-Qaddafi
Dictator / 1942 - 2011
Muammar al-Qaddafi seized control of the Libyan government in 1969, and ruled as an authoritarian dictator for more than 40 years before he was overthrown in 2011.
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- Screen Presidents
- Celebrity Enlistees
- Best Actor Oscar Winners
Henry Fonda
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1905 - 1982
Henry Fonda was an award-winning American actor best known for him film roles in The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and On Golden Pond (1981).
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Famous People to Come Out of the Potato Famine
March 16, 2012 by Leila TahaDespite the fact that Ireland is more than 3,000 miles away from New York City, Saint Patrick's Day is widely celebrated in the United States. That's because Irish...
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- USO Entertainers
- Famous Lookalikes
- Famous Taureans
Stephen Colbert
Comedian, Talk Show Host / 1964 -
Comedian and talk show host Stephen Colbert was a mock news correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show before hosting his own spin-off, The Colbert Show.
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Arians
- Famous Talk Show Hosts
Conan O'Brien
Comedian, Talk Show Host / 1963 -
Comedian and writer Conan O'Brien rose to fame as the host of the talk show Late Night and later the Tonight Show and Conan.
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- Famous Fathers
- Nobel Peace Prize Winners
- Famous Lefties
Barack Obama
Lawyer, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1961 -
Barack Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States, and the first African American to serve as U.S. president. First elected to the presidency in 2008, he won a second term in 2012.
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Military Veterans
- The Kennedy Family
John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1917 - 1963
John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963.

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