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Richard Wagner: Adolf Hitler's Favorite Composer
Born in Germany on May 22, 1813, Richard Wagner went on to become one of the world's most influential and controversial composers. He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, as well as for his...
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Joan of Arc | The Virgin With a Prophecy
Martyr, saint and military leader Joan of Arc, acting under divine guidance, led the French army to victory over the English during the Hundred Years' War. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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Can You Name Alfred Hitchcock's Most Famously Produced And Directed Films?
Can you name all of Alfred Hitchcock's most established films? Watch a short biography video on his early years working in silent movies, his cameo appearances in his films, his masterworks including "Vertigo" and "Psycho," and his...
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Jacqueline Kennedy The Shyest First Lady In History
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier on July 28, 1929, in Southampton, New York. She married John F. Kennedy in 1953. When she became first lady in 1961, she worked to restore the White House to its original...
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Karl Marx | A Homeless Man in Continental Europe
Born in Prussia on May 5, 1818, Karl Marx began exploring sociopolitical theories at university among the Young Hegelians. He became a journalist, and his socialist writings would get him expelled from Germany and France. In 1848, he...
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Florence Nightingale | The Most Pivotal Reformist In Medical History
Watch a short biography video of Florence Nightingale, the Crimean War nurse and social reformer who earned the nickname "The Lady with the Lamp." #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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Harry Truman | The Only President Without A College Degree
Harry Truman came from modest beginnings and is the only 20th Century President to not have a college degree. Among his accomplishments as President were integrating the military, defeating Nazi Germany, and initiating the Berlin...
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Robert E. Lee | Facing America's Deadliest Battle
Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest generals in world history. He lead the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, faced overwhelming odds and ranked alongside Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great, and Frederick II....
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C.S. Lewis: The Friendship That Changed His Life
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963), was an Oxford graduate and a British Army Lieutenant for the Somerset Light Infantry. He lead a literary club called, "The Inklings" with one of his closest friends, J.R.R....
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Sigmund Freud's Phobias | Biography
Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856, to September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist who developed psychoanalysis, a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams, and fantasies of the...
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Duke Ellington's Monumental Music Journey
Duke Ellington was born April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. A major figure in the history of jazz music, his career spanned more than half a century, during which time he composed thousands of songs for the stage, screen and contemporary...
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Albert Einstein | The Humorous Humanitarian | Biography
Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein is one of the most influential and well-known physicists in history. Learn more about his life and work in this mini biography. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt | A Beacon For Economic Renaissance | Biography
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882, to April 12, 1945) was the 32nd American president who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, greatly expanding the powers of the federal government through a...
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Ferdinand Magellan | Proving The World Is Round | Biography
Watch a short biography of explorer Ferdinand Magellan who proved that the world was round. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow...
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George Washington | The Homeschooled British Officer
Watch a short biography video of George Washington and learn about the life of the first President of the United States. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site:...
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F. Scott Fitzgerald | The Great American Writer | Biography
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (known as F. Scott Fitzgerald) was a short story writer and novelist considered one of the pre-eminent authors in the history of American literature due almost entirely to the enormous posthumous success of...
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Charlie Chaplin | The Eccentric Film Maker | Biography
Watch a short biography video about Charlie Chaplin's life, including his impoverished childhood, his success in silent films such as "City Lights," "Modern Times", and the "Gold Rush", his co-founding of United Artists, and his...
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Ludwig van Beethoven | Writer of the Future | Biography
We celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven's (December 16, 1770 to March 26, 1827) debuts at the Royal Imperial Theatre in Vienna, 1800. He was a German pianist and composer widely considered the greatest of all time, whose innovative...
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William Shakespeare | The Uneducated Author Who Made Literary History | Biography
William Shakespeare (baptized on April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, actor, and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often called England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an...
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Jane Goodall | Animal Rights Activist, Inspired By Doctor Dolittle | Biography
Gaining inspiration from Dr. Dolittle, learn more about Jane Goodall, the animal rights activist who changed the way we think about chimpanzees. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography...
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A Leader Of Women's Rights | Susan B. Anthony | Biography
One of the most famous women in American history, she played a prominent role in the women's suffrage movement; the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, is named in her honor. Anthony was arrested for illegally voting in...
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Margaret Thatcher | The Chemist Who Changed Britain | Biography
Born on October 13, 1925, in Grantham, England, Margaret Thatcher became Britain's Conservative Party leader and in 1979 was elected prime minister, the first woman to hold the position. During her three terms, she cut social welfare...
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Pocahontas The Peacemaker | Biography
Pocahontas was a Powhatan Native American woman, born around 1595, known for her involvement with English colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. In a well-known historical anecdote, she saved the life of Englishman John Smith, by...
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Female Authors Who Made History | Biography
Learn more about some of the most inspirational female authors including Jane Austen, J.K Rowling, Toni Morrison, Agatha Christie, and Mary Wollstonecraft. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...