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Mao Tse-tung
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- Erratic and Autocratic
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Military Leaders
Mao Tse-tung
Military Leader, Political Leader / 1893 - 1976
Mao Tse-tung was the principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier and statesman who led his nation's Cultural Revolution.
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Madeleine Force Astor
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- Titanic Passengers
- The Astor Family
- Famous Geminis
Madeleine Force Astor
1893 - 1940
Madeleine Force Astor married 47-year-old John Jacob Astor in her late teens. The marriage was cut short when he died in the sinking of the Titanic.
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Bessie Coleman
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- Daring Female Adventurers
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
Bessie Coleman
Pilot / 1893 - 1926
In 1922, aviator Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to stage a public flight in America. Her high-flying skills always wowed her audience.
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Mae West
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- Hair Dos and Don'ts
- Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
- Sober Celebs
Mae West
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Pin-up / 1893 - 1980
Mae West started in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York, and later moved to Hollywood to star in films known for their blunt sexuality and steamy settings.
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Dorothy Parker
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- Imbibers
- Blacklisted
- Famous Leos
Dorothy Parker
Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, Poet / 1893 - 1967
Dorothy Parker was the sharpest wit of the Algonquin Round Table, as well as a master of short fiction and a blacklisted screenwriter.
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Hermann Göring
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Military Leaders
- Famous Generals
Hermann Göring
General, Warrior, Political Leader / 1893 - 1946
Hermann Göring was a leader of the Nazi Party. He was condemned to hang as a war criminal in 1946 but took his own life instead.
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