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Benito Juárez
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Benito Juárez
World Leader / 1806 - 1872
Benito Juárez was a national hero and president of Mexico, who, for three years (1864-'67), fought against foreign occupation under Maximilian.
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Jane Pierce
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Jane Pierce
U.S. First Lady / 1806 - 1863
First Lady Jane Pierce was married to Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth U.S. president. She suffered from numerous health problems and the tragic loss of her son.
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John Stuart Mill
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John Stuart Mill
Philosopher, Scholar, Economist, Political Scientist, Author / 1806 - 1873
John Stuart Mill, who has been called the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the 19th century, was a British philosopher, economist, and moral and political theorist. His works include books and essays covering logic, epistemology, economics, social and political philosophy, ethics, and religion, among them A System of Logic, On Liberty, and Utilitarianism.
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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- Famous People Named Elizabeth
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poet / 1806 - 1861
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was best known for her love poems, Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh, and her marriage to fellow poet Robert Browning.
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John Augustus Roebling
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John Augustus Roebling
Engineer / 1806 - 1869
German-born U.S. civil engineer, John Roebling was a pioneer in the design of steel suspension bridges. His best known work is the Brooklyn Bridge.
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John Parker Hale
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John Parker Hale
Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. Representative / 1806 - 1873
John Parker Hale was an American lawyer, senator, and reformer. In the House of Representatives, he came to prominence as a champion of anti-slavery forces.
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Heart
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Bewitching Women
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View groupIn the past, witches—or those alleged to be witches—were burned at the stake. They are a Halloween staple, portrayed as cackling, cauldron-stirring evil-doers. Far from such eerie depictions are the portrayals of witches in film and on television. Played by glamorous actresses, these witches have no warts on their faces, but rather ordinary lives and good intentions—with some supernatural powers to contend with. Here are some of the witches who have brought witchcraft into today's pop culture, on the big and small screens.
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