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celebrity an athlete born Brazil
pele
father was pro soccer and named for famous American invention
pele
I 15 played pro team Santos made the team and scored in his first match
pele
at 16 he played for Brazil and scored two goals in the World Cup final beat Sweden 5 to 2 youngest player to be in World Cup final
pele
finished his pro career with New York Cosmos regarded as the best soccer player ever
pele
Artist and cultural icon born Tupelo Mississippi USA
Elvis Presley
twin brother died at birth grew up an only child and family moved to Memphis TN at 13
Elvis Presley
grew up singing in his church and tried to imitate the style of African-American gospel singers
Elvis Presley
at 18 he walked into sun records to record a song for his mom and was discovered and signed to a recording contract
Elvis Presley
first single heartbreak Hotel went number one in 1956 recorded many number one hits starred in many movies died at 42 but many think he still alive
Elvis Presley
politician in military leader born mito Japan
Tokugawa Yoshibobu
The seventh son of Tokugawa Noriaki the daimyo of Mito
Tokugawa Yoshibobu
at 10 he became had a family and 1866 chosen to be the 15th Shogan of Japan
Tokugawa Yoshibobu
got help from France to try to modernize Japan military
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Amber felt he was too powerful and forced him to resign as shogun 1867 Japan's last Shogan
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
politician born New York
Franklin D Roosevelt
only child of wealthy family of early Dutch ancestry one of oldest New York families
Franklin D Roosevelt
how distant cousin of another US president became a lawyer
Franklin D Roosevelt
Vice president in 1920 lost paralyzed waist down due to polio
Franklin D Roosevelt
elected president 1932 created new deal to help bring US out of the depression died soon after elected for the fourth time
Franklin D Roosevelt
politician in military leader born Cambridge England
Oliver Cromwell
grandfather became very wealthy after taking over monastic lands during the reformation of Henry 18th
Oliver Cromwell
was the MP for Huntington under the rule of Charles first parliament didn't sit for over 11 years
Oliver Cromwell
established the new model Army and led parliament to victory in the English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell
was Lord protector of England for almost 5 years after the execution of Charles the first
Oliver Cromwell
military and political leader born Sparta Greece
Leonidas
The son of the king of Sparta and inherited the throne when half brother died
Leonidas
One of the few spartan king to attended the hardest training up AGOGE school for a spartan youth
Leonidas
chosen to lead a combined Greek army to face the Persian invasion of Greece led by xerxes
Leonidas
lead his 300 Spartans in holding of 40,000 Persians for four days at the battle of Thermopylae where he and all the Spartans were killed
Leonidas
socialite in royal born London UK
Edward The seventh
eldest son of the Duke of York and had seven names Edward Albert Christian George Patrick Andrew and he used to David
Edward the seventh
Great grandson of Queen Victoria behind the Prince of whales when is father became King George the fifth in 1910
Edward the seventh
crowned king in January 1936 but chose to abdicate November 1936 after insisting to marry a divorced American
Edward the seventh
was later known as the Duke of Windsor and lived in Paris in New York City
Edward the seventh
abolitionist and humanitarian Bourne Maryland USA
Harriet Tubman
grandfather came to USA asleep from west Africa three of her sister sold by her master
Harriet Tubman
her mother stood up to her master when he came to sell her only son showed her about resistance
Harriet Tubman
escape to Philadelphia 27 by return to Maryland to rescue remaining family
Harriet Tubman
finally the establishment of the underground railway and personally rescued over 70 slaves
Harriet Tubman