Category: Biography
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Galileo Galilei: the Life and Times of the Father of Modern Science
On February 15, 1564, Galileo Galilei—a name linked with science and history—was born in Pisa, Italy. There were major changes in science, art, and culture in the late 16th and early 17th century. Galileo lived during this critical juncture in European history, when the scientific revolution was just getting started and the Renaissance was blossoming.…
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John Ernst Steinbeck Biography
John Steinbeck was born in California in 1902 in the small county of Salinas. He was named after his father, John Ernst Steinbeck. His father worked at a flour mill at the time, and his mother was a teacher working in the fields of literature. Steinbeck’s mother had a strong dedication to literature, which would…
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William Edward Burghardt DuBois Biography
William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on February 23, 1868. Born to Alfred and Mary DuBois, he was an only child. In his early childhood his parents separated, and he remained with his mother until her death in 1884. He was an American civil…
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Cassius Clay Jr.(Muhammad Ali) Biography
My name was Cassius Clay Jr. And it all began when somebody stole my bike, and everything took off from there. I was sitting on the steps of the place that would soon become the birthplace of my career. There I was, crying and angry. When a man had told me that a police officer…
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Biography : Booker T. Washington
‘’He was born in Franklin County, Virginia. His father was a white slave owner and his mother was a black slave. He grew up and studied under physical labor. At the age of sixteen, he came to the Normal and Agricultural College in Hampton, Virginia, for teacher training. He was appointed president of a college.…
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Booker T. Washington: Biography and Facts
Booker T. Washington was born a slave on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia but rose to become one of the most influential African- American intellectuals of the late 19 centuries. Because of his slave status, he was ignorant about his exact date of birth, birth place, his family ancestry, and the identity of his…
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Rosa Cabrera : Biography
On July 17, 2018, Mrs. Rosa Cabrera, who was born in Cuba and is a legal citizen of the United States, was alerted by a neighbor that the hair salon she owned for more than 20 years, had been vandalized and marked with four anti-Mexican graffiti on the walls of her premises. The graffiti was…
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George Washington Biography
George Washington is regarded as the father of the nation; United States of America because he was involved in the founding of the country. He was the commander-in-chief and the leader of the colonial military army for the period of the American Revolution. He went on to become the first president of the United States…
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Michael Jordan Biography
Contents 1 Introduction 2 Early Life 3 Career 4 Conclusion Introduction Michael Jordan was one of the best basketball players, a Olympic Athlete, Business person, and a Actor. And five words that describe him Very famous, a Legend, a championship, dominate, and league. I consider him as a person who really like basketball. A Lot.…
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Biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, an activist and fighter for equality, in order to decrease the prejudice against Hindus that soon backfired on Godse’s own people. Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, fabricated the plans to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known as “an eminent freedom activist and an influential political leader who played…