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Leonardo da Vinci
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Leonardo da Vinci
Mathematician, Artist, Inventor, Musician, Writer / 1452 - 1519
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter and a genius in many realms of science. He is best known for two paintings: the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper."
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Mildred Loving
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Mildred Loving
Civil Rights Activist / 1939 - 2008
Mildred Loving was a Civil Rights activist in the 1960s. She and her husband successfully defeated Virginia's ban on interracial marriage.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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J. Edgar Hoover
Government Official / 1895 - 1972
As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had rabid anti-Communist and anti-subversive views and used unconventional tactics to monitor related activity.
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Osama bin Laden
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- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Born in 1957
Osama bin Laden
Terrorist / 1957 - 2011
Osama bin Laden is a terrorist extremist who planned the attacks on the World Trade Center and is intent on driving Western influence from the Muslim world.
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Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy
U.S. Representative / 1908 - 1957
Senator Joseph McCarthy charged that communists had infiltrated the U.S. State Department. He became chair of the Senate's subcommittee on investigations.
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Caryl Chessman
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- Famous People Born in 1921
Caryl Chessman
Criminal / 1921 - 1960
Caryl Chessman is best known for his controversial conviction for sex crimes and his execution in 1960.
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profile name: Leonardo da Vinci profile occupation: Mathematician, Artist, Inventor, Musician, Writer
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profile name: J. Edgar Hoover profile occupation: Government Official
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profile name: Osama bin Laden profile occupation: Terrorist
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profile name: Mildred Loving profile occupation: Civil Rights Activist
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profile name: Joseph McCarthy profile occupation: U.S. Representative
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profile name: Caryl Chessman profile occupation: Criminal
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