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__ Preliminary __  1. __ Jesus Christ- __ (27 BC-6 AD) **  -Jesus Christ is the “Savior” or “Messiah” to the Christian religion. ** **   The Romans crucified him by nailing him to a cross. **  2. __ Adolf Hitler- __ (1889-1945) **  -Hitler pursued a foreign policy with the declared goal of seizing other countries, and directed the resources of Germany toward aim   ** ** -He assassinated millions of unwanted cultures like the Jews during World War 2  **.  3. __ Abraham Lincoln- __ (1809-1865) ** -He was the 16th president of the United States of America. **   **   -He signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery. **  4. __ George Washington- __ (1732-1799) **  -He was the first president of the United States of American, and was one of the founding fathers. ** **   -He was the General in the Revolutionary War. **  5. __ Martin Luther King Jr.- __ (1929-1968) **  -He was assassinated in 1968. ** **   -He was the leader in the Civil Rights Movement. **  6. __ Franklin D. Roosevelt- __ (1882-1945) **  -He was president during the Great Depression and World War ll. ** **   - He was only president that served more than 2 terms. **  7. __ John F. Kennedy- __ (1917-1963) **  -He was assassinated during a parade in Dallas, TX, in 1963. ** **   -He has many inspiring speeches that are still quoted today. **  8. __ King Menes- __ (3407 BC- 3346 BC) **  -He established and united the two lands of Upper, and Lower Egypt. ** **   -  He was the first pharaoh of Egypt. **  9. __ Ronald Reagan- __ (1911-2004) -** Towards the beginning of his life Ronald Reagan was a famous Hollywood Actor. **   **   -He is most famous for tearing down the Berlin Wall, which separated east and west Berlin. **  10. __ Christopher Columbus- __ (1451-1506) -** He is famous for discovering the New World. **   **   -He grew up in an impoverished family, therefore his education was limited. **  11. __ Saddam Hussein- __ (1937-2006) **  -Saddam Hussein’s first wife was his second cousin. **  **  -Saddam was the fifth ruler or Iraq serving from 1979-2003  **.  12. __ Muhammad- __ (571-634) **  -He was the founder of the Islamic religion. **  **  -When he died he did not choose a caliph or a successor. **     13. __ Churchill Winston- __ (1874-1965) **  -He was British Prime Minister throughout World War ll. ** **   -He was politician, solider, author, and artist, he was famous for his wit and oratory skills. **  14. __ William Shakespeare- __ (1564-1616) **  -He is famous for his brilliant literature that is still read today. ** **   -He did not attend any university or other type of education after school. **  15. __ Alexander Graham Bell- __ (1874-1922) -** Was the inventor of the telephone. **   **   -For two generations his family had been recognized for reading, and literature. **  16. __ The Wright Brothers- __ (1867-1948) **  -Were the inventors of the first airplane. ** **   -Some of their careers were printer, retailer, manufacture, and inventor. ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 17. __ Gandhi- __ (1869-1948) **  -He got married at only the age of 13. ** **   -He studied law in London between 1888-1891. ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 18. __Osama Bin Laden-__ (1957- Present) **  -He was the mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks against the United States. ** **   -He was on of the 50 children of one of Saudia Arabia’s wealthiest families. ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 19. __ Benjamin Franklin- __ (1706-1790) **  -He was one of the Founding Fathers of America. ** **   -A couple of his inventions was the lightning rod, and bifocals. ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 45pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 20. __ Albert Einstein- __ (1879-1955) **  -Albert Einstein struggled with speech as a child. ** **   -Einstein’s brain was pickled in a jar for over 43 years. **