Society

Bogota is the capital of Colombia and houses the Congress of Colombia, the Supreme Court of the country, and the President's residence.

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Guinea-Bissau has an ethnically diverse population.

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Barbara Bush was a First Lady in the United States.

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Winnie Mandela was known to her supporters as the Mother of the Nation.

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Patrick Henry helped shape the United States.

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Thucydides, born in 460 BCE in Greece, was a general and one of the greatest historians of ancient times.

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Herodotus was one of the greatest historians of his time.

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Jackie Robinson is famous for being the first black baseball player to play in the International League.

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Malcolm X was one of the most influential Americans despite being assassinated while in the prime age of his life.

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Marcus Garvey was an important figure in black activism and black nationalism, and is considered by many to be one of the Rastafari prophets.

July 15, 2019 16:44

Wangari Maathai was the first black African woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first and only environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

July 15, 2019 16:43

Mark Twain was an important American writer and humorist whose work is often quoted to this day.

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Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist.

July 15, 2019 16:40

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

July 15, 2019 16:39

Gnaeus Julius Agricola was responsible for much of the Roman conquest in Britain.

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John Locke was an influential philosopher, known for his contributions to the Age of Enlightenment.

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Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, known for designing more than 1,000 structures, half of which were completed.

July 15, 2019 16:37

John Ruskin was a leading art critic of the Victorian era.

July 15, 2019 16:36

Jane Goodall is a famous anthropologist known for her work with chimpanzees.

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Sidney Lee was an English biographer, known for editing the works of Shakespeare.

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