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Leonard Peltier Biography
Leonard Peltierimprisoned activistBorn: September 12, 1944Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota Leonard Peltier is a carpenter, welder, and American Indian Movement (AIM) leader whose…Muhammed Atef Biography
Muhammed AtefFormer al-Qaeda military leaderBorn: 1944Birthplace: Menoufya, Egypt Born Sobhi Abu Sitta, he took the name Muhammad Atef and other aliases after joining Osama bin Laden's…Hamid Karzai Biography
Hamid KarzaiPresident of Afghanistan Born: 1957Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first popular elections on Oct. 9. He had been leading an…Anne Clay Crenshaw Biography
Anne Clay Crenshawadvocate of women's voting rightsBorn: 1859Birthplace: Richmond, Ky. Clay Crenshaw hosted the first meeting of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. Eighteen women met in…James Armistead Biography
James Armistead(James Lafayette)patriot of the American RevolutionBorn: 1760?Birthplace: ? An African American slave in Virginia, Armistead sought and received permission from his master,…Bill Pickett Biography
Bill Pickettcowboy, rodeo starBorn: (probably) 12/5/1870Birthplace: Williamson County, Tex. After quitting school in the fifth grade, Pickett became a full-time ranch hand and developed into…Cleto L. Rodriguez Biography
Cleto L. Rodriguezsoldier, Congressional Medal of Honor recipientBorn: 4/26/1923Birthplace: San Marcos, Tex. As a private in the U.S. Army, Company B, 148th Infantry, during World War II,…Greenbury Logan Biography
Greenbury Logansoldier in the Texas RevolutionBorn: 1799Birthplace: Kentucky Logan (his first name was also spelled “Greenberry”) was born into slavery, but he was later freed by his white…Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long Biography
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long “The Mother of Texas”Born: 7/23/1798Birthplace: Charles County, Md. Around 1811 Jane Wilkinson's family moved to the Mississippi Territory from Maryland. She…Jesse Chisholm Biography
Jesse Chisholmfounder of the Chisholm TrailBorn: circa 1806Birthplace: Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee Born to a father of Scottish ancestry and a Cherokee mother, Chisholm went to live…Trending
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