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How Many Countries Are There in the World?
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7 Deadliest Weapons in History
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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
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Born May 1656 • Banffshire • Scotland • (Birthday in 3 days)
Died April 18, 1743 (aged 86) • Williamsburg • Virginia
Founder College of William & Mary
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
president of United States
Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates
American government official
Witherspoon, John
John Witherspoon
American clergyman
Lawrence H. Summers
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Marlin Perkins
American zoologist and television host
Tommy Burns
Scottish association football player and manager
Bob Jones, Jr.
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Sam S. Shubert
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Lee Shubert
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Charles William Mayo
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Jacob J. Shubert
American theatrical manager
A headshot photo shows Bill Ackman speaking into a microphone.
Bill Ackman
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Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
German-American architect
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
American architect
Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes
American entrepreneur
Samuel Gridley Howe
Samuel Gridley Howe
American educator
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
United States senator
George Ellery Hale
American astronomer
France A. Córdova
France A. Córdova
French-born American astrophysicist
Shirley Ann Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson
American scientist and educator