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Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) American civil rights activist

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 15:57:36

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IntroductionRosa Louise McCauley Parks is best known for refusing to comply with a bus driver to give up her seat to a white man. She was the most influential person in history. Her later arrest for this civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which propelled one of the boycott's organisers, to the forefront of the civil rights movement. She has achieved iconic status in American society due to her significance in American history and her actions on global civil rights movements. She has also received several honours and awards for her contributions to society. Description: Rosa Parks' wax ... Read More

Robert K. Merton

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 15:34:17

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IntroductionThe full name of Robert K. Merton is Robert King Merton. This famous sociologist did splendid work on social science and mass communication. He was a pioneer in the research on social life, especially “role model” and “self-fulfilling prophecy.” He also developed the theory of social strain. Eric Koch for Anefo, Robert K. Merton (1965), CC0 1.0 Early Life and Education Merton was an immigrant from Eastern Europe and lived in a middle-class family in Philadelphia. When he was only 14, he transformed his name from Robert to Robert Merton. In his teenage life, he was one of the ... Read More

Paul McCartney (1942 – ) British musician, member of Beatles

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 15:15:37

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IntroductionSir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, musician and songwriter, and who rose to fame with the Beatles. He played the guitar for this famous band. And he worked with John Lennon on vocals and lyrics. McCartney is regarded as one of the greatest composers and musicians of all time. He is known for his melodic bass playing and wide tenor vocal range which includes everything from classical music to early rock and roll pop. The most well-known composition team in music history is still his collaboration with John Lennon. Early Life On June 18, 1942, in ... Read More

Oprah Winfrey (1954 – ) American TV presenter, actress, entrepreneur

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 15:04:58

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IntroductionOprah Gail Winfrey best known as Oprah Winfrey was taken to birth on 29 January 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She is an American TV celebrity, actress, TV host and entrepreneur. She is well-liked for her Talk Show, which was the highest-rated show on American television. Furthermore, she was honoured with various awards like Presidential Medal, Academy Award etc. Early Life Oprah Winfrey was born to a single mother Vernita Lee. She gave Oprah to her, maternal-grandmother, where she learned about the “Bible”. At the age of 6, she is sent back to her mother. She passed that time with difficulty ... Read More

Muhammad Ali (1942 – 2016) American Boxer and civil rights campaigner

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 14:56:30

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Introduction Muhammad Ali was a great athlete of the 20th century and a former American heavyweight boxing champion. Ali, an Olympic gold winner and the first boxer to take home the heavyweight title three times, won 56 fights throughout his 21-year professional career. His agility and fluidity were groundbreaking in the 1960s because large guys just did not move that way. He pioneered new techniques and strategies while altering how the audience viewed heavyweight boxing thanks to his lightning-fast reflexes and speed. Early Life Mohammad Ali was born on January 17, 1942, in Kentucky. His name was ... Read More

Mikhail Gorbachev

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 14:49:52

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Introduction The full name of Mikhail Gorbachev is Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, he was born on 2nd March 1931 in Russia. He became the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1985-91) and the president of the Soviet Union in the year 1990-91. In 19ucation:91, the Soviet Union collapsed and communism was destroyed due to his initiatives to democratise the political system and deregulate his nation's economy. For this, Gorbachev received the Nobel Peace Prize in the year of 1990. Early Life and EducationGorbachev was raised by Russian peasants in the Kray of Stavropol, situated in southwest Russia. ... Read More

Martin Luther King

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 14:37:56

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Introduction“Michael King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15, 1929”. “Christine King Farris” was Martin's older sister, and “Alfred Daniel “A.D.” was his younger brother. “Letter from a Birmingham Jail, ” an African American (Negroes) revolt declaration; he intentionally drives to Alabama for the registration of African Americans (Negroes) as voters; he planned the peaceful walk to “Washington, D.C.”, of “250, 000” and he gave his speech, “I Have a Dream, ” he debated with “President John F. Kennedy” and demonstrated his assistance for “President Lyndon B. Johnson”. Early Life and Education In the ... Read More

Marie Curie

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 14:29:42

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Introduction Marie Curie was a famous Polish and French chemist. Born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Later lived in France. Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize for Physics and Chemistry in 1903 and 1911 respectively (the first person to win two Nobel Prizes). Marie Curie discovered radioactive elements like radium and polonium. The first female professor at the University of Paris was Marie Curie. Marie Curie is one of only two people to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science. Marie was the wife of Pierre Curie and the mother of Irene Joliet Curie and Eve Curie. ... Read More

Walt Disney

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 14:19:37

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Introduction Walter Disney was an explorer of the animation industry in America. As he was very much interested in cartoons, he made many developments. He was also a film producer, so he was nominated for many Academy Awards, and also he received many. He achieved a peak in the cinema industry through his work. As an entrepreneur, he enlarged Disney into a Disney amusement park. Early LifeWalt Disney was born in California in 1901. His parents were Elias Disney who is a farmer, carpenter and building contractor and Flora who worked as a school teacher, and he was the ... Read More

Thomas Jefferson

Praveen Varghese Thomas
Updated on 23-Feb-2023 14:14:55

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IntroductionThomas Jefferson was an American diplomat, statesman, architect, philosopher, lawyer, and founding father. He was chosen as the 3rd President of the United States during the years 1801 to 1809, before that he also served as a vice president when John Adams and George Washington were presidents. He drafted Virginia’s legislator for religious freedom and was also a principal author of the United States of America’s independence declaration document. Early Life and Career Jefferson was the third of ten children, born on the 13th of April 1743 in Virginia, which was the British Colony. Jefferson’s father and mother ... Read More

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