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Alexander the Great - King Of The Ancient Greek Kingdom Macedonia | Mini Bio | BIO
Conqueror and king of Macedonia, Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C., in Pella, Macedonia. He became the king of Persia, Babylon and Asia, and created Macedonian colonies in Iran. Alexander died of malaria in Babylon, Persia, in 323...
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Napoleon - French Military Leader & Emperor | Mini Bio | BIO
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 in France. He revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. He died in 1821 in St....
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Marie Antoinette and the Petit Trianon | BIO Shorts | Biography
To escape the politics and gossip of the French court, Marie Antoinette would go to her small house on the grounds of Versailles called the Petit Trianon. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into...
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Elizabeth I - Queen of England & Last Monarch of the House of Tudor | Mini Bio | BIO
Queen Elizabeth I was born in 1533 in England.She was a princess but declared illegitimate, eventually claiming the throne at 25. She held it 44 years and kept England in the ascendant through economic, political and religious turmoil....
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Nefertiti - Egyptian Queen & Great Royal Wife of Pharoah Akhenaten | Mini Bio | BIO
Nefertiti, whose name means, "The beautiful one has come," was the queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. They created the cult of Aten, the sun god, and promoted Egyptian art. #Biography Subscribe for...
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Napoleon and Josephine | BIO Shorts | Biography
Napoleon Bonaparte had a tumultuous relationship with his first wife, Josephine. He was madly in love with her and tormented by her affairs while he was away on campaign. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH...
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Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon | BIO Shorts | Biography
Henry VIII married his brother's widow but had to get special permission from the Pope to do so. This would come back to haunt him later when he wanted to divorce Catharine. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH...
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King Tut - 12th King of the 18th Egyptian Dynasty | Mini Bio | BIO
King Tut was the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, in power from 1361 B.C. to 1352 B.C. During his reign, advisers restored the traditional Egyptian religion. After his death at 18, he disappeared from history until his tomb was...
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Sixth President of Iran | Mini Bio | BIO
After the 1979 Iranian revolution, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad entered politics. He was elected President of Iran in 2005. His pursuit of a nuclear program and anti-Israeli rhetoric has put him at odds with the United States and much of Europe....
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Marie Antoinette - The Last Queen of France Before The French Revolution| Mini Bio| BIO
Marie Antoinette was born in 1755 in Austria and helped provoke the French Revolution. She became a symbol of the excesses of the kingdom and is credited with the quote, "Let them eat cake." #Biography Subscribe for more Biography:...
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Louis XIV and Maria Theresa | BIO Shorts | Biography
Louis XIV of France and his wife Maria Theresa weren't exactly a happy couple. However Louis did make sure Maria Theresa was treated with respect even as he paraded his mistresses around court. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography:...
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Marie Antoinette and the Affair of the Diamond Necklace | Marie Antoinette | Biography
Marie Antoinette found herself caught up in an elaborate scheme to steal an expensive diamond necklace. Though she was not involved in the plot, the Queen of France found herself taking much of the blame. #Biography Subscribe for more...
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The Palace of Versailles | BIO Shorts | Biography
Louis XIV put many years and drained the treasury to build his grand palace at Versailles. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site: http://www.biography.com Follow Biography...
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Louis XIV - King of France & Known as the Sun King | Mini Bio | BIO
Louis XIV was born in 1638, in France. He became king in 1643 and started reforming France in 1661. In 1667 he invaded the Spanish Netherlands and engaged in the Franco-Dutch War in 1672. By the 1680s, he was public shunned and died in...
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Che Guevara - Revolutionary in Cuba | Mini Bio | BIO
Born in Argentina on in 1928, Che Guevara travelled to South America during his youth, a trip that spurred his Marxist beliefs. He aided Fidel Castro in overturning the Cuban government and later was killed after engaging in guerrilla...
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Truman Capote - American Novelist | Mini Bio | BIO
Called 'The Pioneer of the True Crime Novel' for In Cold Blood, Truman Capote was born on September 30, 1924, in New Orleans, LA. His novella Breakfast at Tiffany's was made into an iconic film starring Audrey Hepburn. #Biography...
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Jackie Robinson - The First African American to Play in the MLB | Mini Bio | BIO
While serving in the military, Jackie Robinson was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus. In 1947, he made history when his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended racial segregation in Major League Baseball....
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Langston Hughes - Leading Voice of the Harlem Renaissance | Mini Bio | BIO
Langston Hughes was the leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance, whose poetry showcased the dignity and beauty in ordinary black life. The hours he spent in Harlem clubs affected his work, making him one of the innovators of Jazz Poetry....
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March from Selma to Montgomery | American Freedom Stories | Biography
On Sunday, March 21, 1965, nearly 8,000 people began the five-day march from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: http://aetv.us/2AsWMPH Delve deeper into Biography on our site:...
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Medgar Evers - Assassination | American Freedom Stories | Biography
As an NAACP field secretary, Medgar Evers became a target for those who opposed racial equality and desegregation. On June 12, 1963 at 12:40 a.m., Evers was shot in the back in the driveway of his home in Jackson, Mississippi. #Biography...
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Coretta Scott King - Dexter Avenue Church Choir | American Freedom Stories | Biography
After her husband became pastor, Coretta Scott King joined the choir at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church. Hear two of her friends and members of the congregation remember Mrs. King's legacy and her voice. #Biography...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott |American Freedom Stories | Biography
For 382 days, almost the entire African-American population of Montgomery, Alabama, including leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, refused to ride on segregated buses, a turning point in the American civil rights movement....
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Emmett Till - Legacy | American Freedom Stories | Biography
On August 24, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till reportedly flirted with a white cashier in Money, Mississippi. Four days later, two white men tortured and murdered Till. His murder galvanized the emerging Civil Rights Movement. #Biography...
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Robert Graetz - Civil Rights Leader | American Freedom Stories | Biography
Reverend Robert Graetz was pastor of an all-black congregation at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Montgomery, Alabama, and a prominent civil rights activist who played a major role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. #Biography Subscribe for...