Bach, J. S.
German Baroque composer
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Beethoven, Ludwig van
The composer of Beethoven's Fifth -
Checkers
The dog who was the subject of Richard Nixon's famous "Checkers speech" -
Claus, Santa
The jolly toy-delivering hero of Christmas -
Cromwell, Oliver
Lord Protector of England, 1653-58 -
Felix, Maria
The legendary Mexican movie star known as La Doña -
Frog, Michigan J.
The wacky singing frog from Warner Brothers cartoons -
Galileo
The inventor of the astronomical telescope -
Henson, Matthew
The first man to reach the North Pole -
Jackson, Thomas J. "Stonewall"
Brilliant Confederate general killed during the U.S. Civil War -
James, Jesse (outlaw)
Famous desperado of the old American west -
Kennewick Man
The ancient human found in Washington in 1996 -
Lawford, Peter
British "Rat Pack" member and Kennedy in-law -
Lazarus of Bethany
The dead man raised by Jesus of Nazareth -
Lewis, Meriwether
Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition -
Lincoln, Abraham
The Civil War president who wrote the Gettysburg Address -
Montand, Yves
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Ness, Eliot
The G-Man who nabbed Al Capone -
Nicholas II of Russia
The last emperor of Russia -
Nixon, Richard M.
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Oswald, Lee Harvey
Accused assassin of John F. Kennedy -
Paine, Thomas
The author of Common Sense -
Perry, Oliver Hazard
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Ross, Betsy
The creator of the American flag -
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Romantic poet and painter of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood -
Shelley, Percy Bysshe
19th century romantic poet -
Sheppard, Sam
The Ohio doctor who inspired TV's The Fugitive -
Sitting Bull
The Lakota chief who beat General Custer at Little Bighorn -
Smithson, James
The man whose money founded the Smithsonian Institution -
Taylor, Zachary
U.S. President from 1849-1850 -
Veidt, Conrad
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Wycliffe, John
Church reformer who translated the Bible into English