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Bessie Smith
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- Apollo Legends
- Foremothers of Rock
- Famous Jazz Musicians
Bessie Smith
Singer / 1894 - 1937
Jazz and blues vocalist Bessie Smith's powerful, soulful voice won her countless fans and earned her the title "Empress of the Blues."
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Nikita Khrushchev
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- Famous Arians
- Famous People Born in 1894
- Famous Russians
Nikita Khrushchev
World Leader / 1894 - 1971
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev publicized Stalin's crimes, initiated the Cuban Missile Crisis and established a more open form of Communism in the USSR.
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Martha Graham
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- Studio 54 Patrons
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Choreographers
Martha Graham
Choreographer / 1894 - 1991
Martha Graham is considered by many to be the 20th century's most important dancer and the mother of modern dance.
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Norman Rockwell
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- Famous Harlem Residents
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Illustrators
Norman Rockwell
Illustrator, Painter / 1894 - 1978
Norman Rockwell illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post for 47 years. The public loved his often-humorous depictions of American life. -
Jomo Kenyatta
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- Famous Activists
- Famous Prime Ministers
- Famous People Born in 1894
Jomo Kenyatta
Activist, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1894 - 1978
As the first leader of a unified, independent Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta brought stability and economic growth to the former British colony. -
E. E. Cummings
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- Famous Military Veterans
- Famous Libras
- Famous Poets
E. E. Cummings
Poet / 1894 - 1962
The romantic and sensual poems of E. E. Cummings are as popular today as they were when he first wrote them in the first half of the 20th Century.
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