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    The colorful personalities of famous people come alive to share their shortcomings, passions and achievements. Cross the boundaries imposed by time and space, and come face to face with your favorite (and not so favorite) historical figures.
    Relive the life and times of famous men like Winston Churchill and not so famous heroes such as the Civil War hero Sam Davis. about politicians that became military heroes, like Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Thrill in the escapades of Criminals like Dick Turpin and the murderer, Rev John Selby Watson.
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt: Commodore Vanderbilt

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    Cornelius Vanderbilt dropped out of school at the age of 11 to work on the docks in New York. By age 16 he was...

    Johan Christian Fabricius: The Danish Zoologist

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    Johan Christian Fabricius lived from 7 January 1745 to 3 March 1808 and was a Danish zoologist specializing in insects which included what are...

    The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: Britain Stands Alone

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    By June 1940, Britain was the last combatant still free to resist the Nazis. Churchill wanted to enlist the United States for the struggle...

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Governor of Puerto Rico

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    In May 1928, President Hoover appointed Theodore Roosevelt Jr. to the position of Governor General of Puerto Rico. Roosevelt was in Vietnam at the...

    History’s Wild Women: Cleopatra – Queen of Kings

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    The death of Julius Caesar ushered in a period of anarchy and civil war in Rome. In order to restore peace, the Second Triumvirate...

    Eye of Dawn : The Story of Mata Hari, Part 2

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    The conclusion of my Mata Hari article. It describes her rise to fame and discusses the controversy surrounding her death. “My dance is a sacred...

    Vladimir Ilich Lenin – First Leader of Soviet Russia

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    Vladimir Ilich Lenin was Chairman of the People's Council of Commissars. He became famous for organizing the revolutionary movement that overthrew the Russian imperial...

    Sebastian Cabot, Questionable Explorer: Early Explorer of Newfoundland and Brazil

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    The authenticity of some of his claims have been questioned by later historians but the name of Cabot still stands high in the annals...
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