Samuel Longhorne Clemens was born two months premature on November 30‚ 1835 in the small town of Florida‚ Missouri. He was the sixth child of John Marshall and Jane Lampton Clemens. Clemens had three older brothers‚ two older sisters‚ and one younger brother. In 1839‚ when Clemens was about four years old‚ he and his family moved 35 miles east to the growing port city of Hannibal that lies along the Mississippi River. John Clemens worked as a judge while his wife Jane stayed home and took care of
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Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci might have been the most innovative mind of the Renescience era‚or at least until 300 years after his death. He created things that may have never been been thought of if it wasn’t for him. His paintings are so controversial that people still argue about them today. Although‚most people know Leonardo Da Vinci for just his paintings from the Renescience era‚ they cannot truly appreciate the depth of his career if they don’t know about his controversial paintings
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Oprah Gail Winfrey‚ a famous black writer‚ talk show host‚ and actress‚ was born on January 29‚ 1954‚ in Kosciusko‚ Mississippi .She was born to unwed‚ teenage parents. Her mother Vernita Lee was eighteen and a housemaid. Her father Vernon Winfrey was twenty and in the armed forces. Winfrey was named Orpah from the Book of Ruth in the Bible‚ but her name was later changed to Oprah because it was easier to pronounce. As a youth‚ Winfrey moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother. Her mother’s
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Eric Munoz J. Alicata 10/17/12 ITEC 1700 Steve Jobs Steve Jobs might be one of the most creative and innovative inventors of our generation. His advances for Apple Inc. have put the company on top. With over 300‚ (313 to be exact) patents under his belt‚ there is no one that could beat him in our modern day. Job’s was an American entrepreneur and inventor. You might know him as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc.‚ however he was also the chairman‚ and one of the co-founders. He was
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Coranado was born on September 22‚1954. He was born in Salamanca‚ Spain. His father was a wealthy aristocrat. Even though Coranado had a wealthy upbringing‚ he had no prospects of inheriting the family fortune. He instead wanted to make it on his own in the new world‚ which led to his occupation: exploring. Coranado traveled to New Spain in 1535 and enjoyed the support of Antonio de Mendoza‚ the viceroy of Mexico. He got a position in the Spanish government‚ and married well also. His newly wed
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Osama Bin Laden was the leader of the Terrorist group Al-Qaeda‚ the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States‚ along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets. He was a Saudi Arabian‚ a member of the wealthy bin Laden family‚ and an ethnic Yemeni Kindite. He was also born in the family Mohammed Bin Awad Bin Laden. He studied at university in the country until 1979‚ when he joined mujahideen forces in Pakistan fighting
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DON W. Keck‚ COMBATE ENGINIER for the oklahoma project don w. Keck worked in the combate engenire and a medical persnale in iraq‚ in response to the first man mad 3.5 rocket launcher ever by his age group in history‚in iraq.he 39 at the time. By dennis turk Globe Correspondent / september 1‚ 2010Top of Form 1 Bottom of Form 1 don w. Keck‚ a noted enginer‚ was as passionate about his vegetable garden as he was about thermodynamics. An affectionate husband and doting father‚ Dr. Keck
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Born in the town of Cairo‚ Georgia on January 31‚ 1919 arose an American hero that single handedly revolutionized the world of baseball forever. Jack Roosevelt Robinson‚ son to single mother Mallie Robinson‚ was the first African-American to play Major League Baseball. Despite the cruelty and hardships‚ he broke the color barrier; thus changing the game of baseball as the world knew it. Robinson attended John Muir High School and Pasadena Junior college. Dedicating his school years to sports—basketball
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Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides wan an Athenian who lived from circa 450-404 B.C. He was an arrogant leader‚ general‚ and statesman. He was involved in governmental affairs pretty much wherever he went. Alcibiades was born circa 450 B.C. in Athens. His parents were Cleinas and Deinomache. Alcibiades’ family was Athenian and was very wealthy and noble. Alcibiades’ mother Deinomache was an aristocrat. His father Cleinas died in the Battle of Coronea. After his father’s death‚ Alcibiades’ relative
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