The A-Z Historical figure thread

Simply - Name a Historical figure
ALDRIN: Edwin 'Buzz', = an Astronaut (2nd man on the Moon)

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BRUCE: Robert the, = King of Scotland from 1306 until his death in 1329 (Spider lover)

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Curie: Marie = physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, is the only woman to win the Nobel prize twice, and is the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two different scientific fields.

 

Great example Radar, - of both achievement - and inspiration

 

Dali: Salvador = Spanish surrealist Artist of great reputation, creative genius, with imaginative; weird and sometimes bizarre depictions of (in his mind's eye) life, was lies within/without and behind it, along with being a great topic of conversation for student interpretation

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EDISON: Thomas, Self educated American inventor and businessman. Described as America's greatest inventor (credited with inventing the phonograph, Movie camera - and light bulb)

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Franklin Delano Rosiveldt (he had warts too, everyone does, but he was just what the u.s. needed, and was mostly good for the world,
and most of the safety net was created with his blessing on his watch, not to mention america's contribution to wwii)

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GHANDI: Mahatma (Mohandas Karamchand) = World renowned and inspirational Indian lawyer, Anti-colonial Nationalist, and Political Activist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule.

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Hendrix: James Marshall "Jimi" was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. His mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century.

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ICARUS: (Greek Mythology) = Ancient aviator that ignored his father's instructions of usage. When the wax holding his wings melted fell from the sky and drowned in the sea sparking the idiom "don't fly too close to the sun". :

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JOHNSON: (Lyndon B.) 36th President of United States 1963-1969. Sworn in after on November 22, 1963, in the conference room onboard Air Force One at Love Field, Dallas, Texas following the assassination of John F, Kennedy

Domestically initiated The Great society - seeing the passage of many major laws that affected civil rights, gun control, wilderness preservation and Social security.
Foreign policy however saw the infamous conflict in Asia take a huge toll and his popularity decline. Escalation of the conflict saw civil unrest and major riots.
He chose not to stand for re-election - in 1968 delivered the statement to the Nation "I shall not seek and would not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your President."

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Heinz Alfred Kissinger; May 27, 1923) is an American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as United States Secretary of Stateand National Security Advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixonand Gerald Ford.

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I remember from my youth of KISSINGER being in the media spotlight as an advocate of Peace and Mediation, particularly with the East and Asian continents.
As time went on, his involvement with US Foreign policies saw a different side of a shrewd, focused and determined individual who was nevertheless extremely effective in delivery.

 

LENIN: (Vladimir IIyich-(Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ленин)) = Russian revolutionary, politician, and Head of the Soviet Union 1917 to 1924.
Lenin encouraged economic growth through the market-oriented through a New Economic planning strategy following the earlier World -wide conflict. Following failing health Lenin (Left) died in Gorki, and succeeded by Joseph Stalin (Right)

Widely considered one of the most significant and influential figures of the 20th century, Lenin was the posthumous subject of a pervasive cult status within the Soviet Union until it's disillusion in 1991.
An ideological figurehead behind Marxism–Leninism and thus a prominent influence over the international communist movement.
A controversial and highly divisive historical figure: viewed by supporters as a champion of socialism and the Working class, whilst others saw him as the architect of an authoritarian regime responsible for political repression
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Thanks for sharing.. I love history and remember him from one of my college classes..

 

Mao Tse Tung - Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China, which he ruled as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976.

 

Benjamin Netanyahu born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who has been Prime Minister of Israel since 2009.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - former first lady of the US. Wife of John F Kennedy and later married Aristotle Onassis

 

PANKHURST: (Emmeline Goulden) An advocate and Political activist from Manchester, England. She led the Suffragette movement to win the right for women to vote. (Her husband Richard Pankhurst, a lawyer and active supporter was the author of
author of the Married Women's Property Acts of 1870 and 1882, which allowed women to keep earnings or property acquired before and after marriage)

Adopting a radical policy of protest that included demonstrations, window smashing, arson and hunger strikes.
Like many others she was arrested on numerous occasions over the next few years and went on hunger strike herself, resulting in violent force-feeding.
In 1918, the Representation of the People Act gave voting rights to women over 30. She died on 14 June 1928, shortly after women were granted equal voting rights with men (at 21).
- Recently she was memorialised in her home town of Manchester with a statue unveiled near to the site which saw the Peterloo massacre of 1819 -

- but that's, another story
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Roosevelt, Theodore (Teddy) American President (26th), trust buster, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Author, Governor of New York, war hero, Secretary of the Navy, father of the US national park system, Harvard educated, Police Commissioner New York City

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