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12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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6 Lost Civilizations

Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.

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Louis Harris

American journalist and pollster

George Gallup

George Gallup

American pollster

Elmo Roper

American pollster

Charles Booth

Charles Booth

British sociologist