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Topic Started: Oct 17 2004, 04:00:17 PM (1,814 Views)
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John Brown- hanged for attempting to seize Harper's Ferry
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^ They still argue about whether he is to be considered a heroic figure (trying to free slaves) or a terrorist (murdering people and violating law). It's an irony of history that the first person being killed by John Brown's men during the raid on Harpers Ferry was a free African American.

Taking someone from the same time:

Benjamin Butler - Federal general during the civil war. He was one of the first to arm freed slaves to fight for the union. He didn't prove much of a general or a politician though. In the south he became one of the most hated federal generals for issuing the following order:
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"As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subjected to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous noninterference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall, by word, gesture, or movement, insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation."
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Brett Favre- HOF quarteback for the Green Bay Packers(local NFL team)
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Frederick Douglas - A slave who escaped and became quite famous and engaged in politics. He took direct influence on Abraham Lincoln's policy and did whatever he could to free the slaves. After the civil war he remained active in civil rights movements until his death in 1895.
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Dwight D Einsenhower-34th President
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^ Eisenhower's farewell speech was quite impressive, and I'm afraid the danger he warned of still persists.

Erik Zabel - German profi biker.
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Zidane Zandine(sp)-French soccer player
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Zachary Taylor - American 19th century General and Politician.
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Tom Sawyer- character in Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer
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Sean Connery - famous Scotish actor.
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Colin Farrell- director
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Friederich Engels - German sociologist and philosoph. One of the "founding fathers" of communism.
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Eric Prydz - a music artist whose music video was considered somewhat controversial! LOL ;)
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Peter Sellers -actor
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Sakajawehja - Native American woman who served as a scout for the Lewis and Clarke expedition.
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Ann Coulter-conservative commentator
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^ Reading some of her stuff makes me wonder if this lady realized that the dark ages are over and we had something called enlightment in our history!

Charlotte Coday - French royalist during the French Revolution, who became famous when she stabbed the revolutionist Jean Marrat in his bath. She ended on the guillotine for the assassination.
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Cory Feldman-actor
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Friedrich Barbarossa - Medieval German emperor with a long read beard (that's what the name "Barbarossa" means). He drowned in 119during the 3rd crussade in the river Saleph in 1191.
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^Barbarossa was the codename of theGerman ivasion of Russia in 1941. I doubt Hitler realized the significance of the name.
Anne Heche- Actress
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