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Gerald Ford - The United States' 37th Vice President & 38th President | Mini Bio | Biography
Vice President Gerald Ford was catapulted into the presidency after the Watergate scandal in the '70s. Learn more about his life beyond his stint in the White House in this mini biography. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography:...
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Abraham Lincoln: The Emancipation Proclamation | Biography
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 to April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves. His rise from...
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John F. Kennedy - The Path to the Presidency | Biography
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts to a prominent Irish Catholic Boston family. From a young age he was set on a path to political greatness. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography:...
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Abraham Lincoln | Assassination Conspiracy | Biography
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 to April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves. His rise from...
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George Orwell - The First Hipster?
Eric Arthur Blair, or as we all know him as George Orwell grew up in the UK. He liked to spend most of his time alone writing poetry, stories and talking to his imaginary friends. He had a rough childhood where he was consistently...
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Robert E. Lee - Confederate Forces Leader In America's Civil War | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video of Robert E. Lee, the leader of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site:...
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James Madison - 4th U.S. President & Father of the Constitution| Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video on James Madison, the fourth President of the United States and the "Father of the Constitution." #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Miles Davis - Jazz Musician | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short video about Nine-time Grammy Award winner Miles Davis who was a major force in the jazz world, as both a trumpet player and a bandleader. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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Susan B. Anthony - An Act of Courage | Biography
Susan Brownell Anthony (February 15, 1820 to March 13, 1906), better known as Susan B. Anthony, was an American writer, lecturer and abolitionist who was a leading figure in the women's voting rights movement. Raised in a Quaker...
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Eli Whitney - Inventor of the Cotton Gin | Mini Bio | BIO
Born in 1765 in Westboro, Massachusetts, Eli Whitney studied at Yale before going on to invent the cotton gin, a device that highly streamlined the process of extracting fiber from cottonseeds. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography:...
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William Faulkner - Two Time Pullitzer Prize Winner & Poet-Novelist of Mississippi | Mini Bio | BIO
A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, William Faulkner was the poet-novelist of Mississippi. His novels "The Sound and the Fury," "As I Lay Dying," and "Light in August" all reflect the history and culture of the American South. #Biography...
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Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer | Biography
Naomi Ekperigin talks about scientist and astronomer Benjamin Banneker, his almanac writing, and how he saved Washington, D.C. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Copernicus - Astronomer | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who identified the heliocentric solar system, in which the sun is the center of the solar system. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve...
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Marcus Garvey - Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO
Born in Jamaica, Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. Garvey advanced a Pan-African...
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Biography: Henrietta Lacks
Jacqui Rossi talks about the short life of Henrietta Lacks and her unintentional but substantive contributions to medicine. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Mary Wollstonecraft, Writer and Philosopher | Biography
Jacqui Rossi talks about English writer Mary Wollstonecraft's life, works, and progressive thoughts on educating young women. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site:...
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John F. Kennedy - Debating Richard Nixon | Biography
Considered an underdog candidate, John F. Kennedy decided to focus on looking and acting presidential. When he faced Richard Nixon in America's first televised debates, he won over the public with his confidence and charm. #Biography...
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Ferdinand Magellan - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography of explorer Ferdinand Magellan who proved that the world was round. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow...
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John Cabot - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography of explorer John Cabot who made a voyage in 1497 on the ship Matthew and claimed land in Canada for King Henry VII of England. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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Marco Polo - Journalist & Explorer | Biography
Marco Polo left Italy and served under Chinese ruler Kubla Khan for 20 years. Upon his return, Polo brought news of the Asian culture to a surprised Europe. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper...
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Amerigo Vespucci - Italian Explorer & Discovered South America | Mini BIO | BIO
Explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born in 1451 in Italy. On his third voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World. In 1507, America was named after him....
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Langston Hughes: Harlem Renaissance Poet, Novelist, Playwright | Biography
Learn about Langston Hughes, who as a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance produced countless novels, plays, and poems about racial equality and working-class pride, including famous works such as "I, Too" and "Not Without...
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Pocahontas - Mischief and Joy | Biography
Pocahontas was a Powhatan Native American woman, born around 1595, known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. In a well-known historical anecdote, she saved the life of Englishman John Smith, by...
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Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817. He was an American essayist, philosopher and poet who is most famous for his essay titled, "Civil Disobedience". Like most philosophers, Thoreau constantly questioned everything and was...