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  • , also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen, was one of the most prominent women in ... In September, 1949, when the Communists founded the People’s Republic ...
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  • Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was ... During his tenure as president, Roberts pushed for European and United ...
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  • an American military leader, politician, and the ninth President of the United ... When Harrison took office in 1841 at the age of 68, he was the oldest ...
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  • The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is the oldest continuing ... The WCTU perceived alcoholism as a consequence of larger social problems ...
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  • | order2=8th Vice President of the United States | term_start2=March 4, 1833 ... title=Vice President of the United States | before =John C. Calhoun | ...
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  • | order=19th President of Liberia | term_start=January 3, 1944 ... (November 29, 1895 – July 23, 1971) was President of Liberia for more than ...
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  • Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the twenty ... Harrison presidency was notable for the dramatic geographical expansion ...
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  • Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated ... Colloquially, the day is also now widely known as Presidents' ...
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  • 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth president of the United ... Virginia on November 24, 1784. He was the third of nine children of ...
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  • The Compromise of 1850 was a series of laws that attempted to resolve ... The measures, designed by Whig Senator Henry Clay (who failed to get ...
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  • broadcasting executive who served as the president of Columbia Broadcasting ... Stanton was decisive and passionate in his pursuit of the development ...
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  • 1959 to 1973 and as the 41st vice president of the United States of America ... 1959 to 1973 and as the 41st vice president of the United States of America ...
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  • (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was Vice President of the Confederate ... The causes of the Civil War remain the subject of debate and it is ...
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  • John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (July 4, 1872 – January 5, 1933) was the ... Coolidge restored public confidence in the White House after the scandals ...
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  • Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (October 29, 1938 - ) is the current President ... For anyone to become head of their state is a significant achievement ...
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  • philosopher, and diplomat, an advocate of peace through education. The ... L. Butler and Mary Murray Butler, daughter of Nicholas Murray, a clergyman ...
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  • October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was among the first female attorneys in ... Until her death in 1917, she worked tirelessly on behalf of the Universal ...
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  • She is known for her work to improve the living and working conditions ... In 1886, she joined the Women's Educational and Industrial Union ...
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  • his 1980 campaign, she was nominated as the U.S. ambassador to the United ... Jeane Duane Jordan was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, the daughter of an ...
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  • Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was ... Nixon was always supportive of her husband even during the troubled ...
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