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William Faulkner - Two Time Pullitzer Prize Winner & Poet-Novelist of Mississippi | Mini Bio | BIO
A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, William Faulkner was the poet-novelist of Mississippi. His novels "The Sound and the Fury," "As I Lay Dying," and "Light in August" all reflect the history and culture of the American South. #Biography...
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Benjamin Banneker, Astronomer | Biography
Naomi Ekperigin talks about scientist and astronomer Benjamin Banneker, his almanac writing, and how he saved Washington, D.C. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Copernicus - Astronomer | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video of Nicolaus Copernicus, the astronomer who identified the heliocentric solar system, in which the sun is the center of the solar system. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve...
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Marcus Garvey - Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO
Born in Jamaica, Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. Garvey advanced a Pan-African...
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Biography: Henrietta Lacks
Jacqui Rossi talks about the short life of Henrietta Lacks and her unintentional but substantive contributions to medicine. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Mary Wollstonecraft, Writer and Philosopher | Biography
Jacqui Rossi talks about English writer Mary Wollstonecraft's life, works, and progressive thoughts on educating young women. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site:...
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John F. Kennedy - Debating Richard Nixon | Biography
Considered an underdog candidate, John F. Kennedy decided to focus on looking and acting presidential. When he faced Richard Nixon in America's first televised debates, he won over the public with his confidence and charm. #Biography...
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Ferdinand Magellan - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO
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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John Cabot - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography of explorer John Cabot who made a voyage in 1497 on the ship Matthew and claimed land in Canada for King Henry VII of England. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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Marco Polo - Journalist & Explorer | Biography
Marco Polo left Italy and served under Chinese ruler Kubla Khan for 20 years. Upon his return, Polo brought news of the Asian culture to a surprised Europe. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper...
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Amerigo Vespucci - Italian Explorer & Discovered South America | Mini BIO | BIO
Explorer Amerigo Vespucci was born in 1451 in Italy. On his third voyage, he discovered present-day Rio de Janeiro. Believing he had discovered a new continent, he called South America the New World. In 1507, America was named after him....
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Langston Hughes: Harlem Renaissance Poet, Novelist, Playwright | Biography
Learn about Langston Hughes, who as a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance produced countless novels, plays, and poems about racial equality and working-class pride, including famous works such as "I, Too" and "Not Without...
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Pocahontas - Mischief and Joy | 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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Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817. He was an American essayist, philosopher and poet who is most famous for his essay titled, "Civil Disobedience". Like most philosophers, Thoreau constantly questioned everything and was...
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John Steinbeck - Nobel Prize Author | Mini Bio | BIO
Born in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck would go on to win a Nobel Prize in 1962. His works include Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath, and both have been adapted for the stage and screen. #Biography Subscribe for more...
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Sacagawea - Explorer | Biography
Sacagawea, the daughter of a Shoshone chief, was born circa 1788 in Lemhi County, Idaho. At around age 12, she was captured by an enemy tribe and sold to a French-Canadian trapper who made her his wife. In November 1804, she was invited...
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Hernando de Soto - Explorer | Mini Bio | BIO
Watch a short biography video of Hernando de Soto, the Spanish conquistador who discovered the Mississippi River. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Nelson Mandela - Early Life | Biography
Lean more about the triumphant life of Nelson Mandela by watching our Nelson Mandela playlist: http://bit.ly/1eTJOGI #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Kristy McNichol - Bipolar Disorder | Biography
Born on September 11, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, Kristy McNichol got her start in commercials as a child actress. She acted in the television drama Family, for which she won two Emmy Awards, and started a singing career. She...
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Jane Austen - By a Lady | Biography
Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England. While not widely known in her own time, Austen's comic novels of love among the landed gentry gained popularity after 1869, and her reputation skyrocketed in...
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Diane Disney Miller on the Making of Mary Poppins | BIO Shorts | Biography
Diane Disney Miller tells how her father, Walt Disney, convinced author P.L. Travers to let him make a movie from her beloved book, Mary Poppins. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography...
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Biography: Mae Jemison
Naomi Ekperigin explores the many accomplishments of Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Dive deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com...
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Agatha Christie - Author & Playwright | Biography
Born on September 15, 1890, in Torquay, England, Agatha Christie published her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history, with mysteries like Murder at the...
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Ida B. Wells | Activist for African-American Justice | Biography
Ida Bell Wells (July 16, 1862 to March 25, 1931), better known as Ida B. Wells, was an African-American journalist, abolitionist, and feminist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890s. She went on to found and...