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Helen Keller
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- Oscar-Winning Portrayals
- Real Life Leading Ladies
- Famous Lefties
Helen Keller
Educator, Journalist / 1880 - 1968
Educator Helen Keller overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of the 20th century's leading humanitarians, and co-founder of the ACLU. -
W C Fields
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- Famous Lefties
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Actors
W C Fields
Film Actor, Comedian / 1880 - 1946
W.C. Fields was an actor whose flawless timing and humorous cantankerousness made him one of America's greatest comedians.
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Douglas MacArthur
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Military Leaders
- Famous Generals
Douglas MacArthur
General / 1880 - 1964
General Douglas MacArthur commanded the U.S. forces in the Pacific during WWII and the United Nations forces during the Korean War.
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Jeannette Rankin
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- Notable Female Leaders
- Groundbreaking Women
- Famous Geminis
Jeannette Rankin
Women's Rights Activist, U.S. Representative / 1880 - 1973
Jeanette Rankin was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. At that time, many women still didn't have the right to vote.
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Father Divine
Father Divine
Civil Rights Activist, Entrepreneur, Religious Leader / 1880 - 1965
Father Divine was a prominent African-American religious leader of the 1930s who founded the Peace Mission, an important precursor of the Civil Rights Movement.
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H.L. Mencken
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- Famous Virgoans
- Famous Literary Critics
- Famous Editors
H.L. Mencken
Literary Critic, Editor, Journalist / 1880 - 1956
Known for his wit and cynicism, journalist and editor H. L. Mencken was an influential American literary critic.
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profile name: W C Fields profile occupation: Film Actor, Comedian
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Failed Assassinations
Failed Assassinations
View groupPolitical assassinations are an all-too-common occurrence, and they often become major landmark events. Luckily, many attempts to murder a political figure don't succeed, and a life is spared. Even those events, though, become important events in our history. In one of the most famous incidents, John Hinckley, Jr. tried to assassinate President Reagan in 1981.The president suffered a puntured lung, but survived the shooting. Here's a look at some of the most famous failed assassination attempts.
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Bonnie and Clyde
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- Bonnie Parker
- Clyde Barrow
Bonnie and Clyde
View groupBonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were the most famous gangster couple in history, made more so by the 1967 Oscar-winning film Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. From 1932 to 1934, during the height of the Great Depression, their gang evolved from petty theives to nationally-known bank robbers and murderers. Though a burgeoning yellow press romanticized their exploits, the gang was believed responsible for at least 13 murders, including two policemen, as well as several robberies and kidnappings. The spree ended when they were betrayed by a friend and shot dead at a police roadblock in Louisiana on May 23, 1934.
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