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30 Cards in this Set
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Her real name was Norma Jeane Baker.
She played in The Seven Year Itch & Some Like it Hot. She was also married to playwrite Arthur Miller. |
Marilyn Monroe
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Dutch spy, exotic dancer, and courtesan that was executed for espionage during World War I.
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Mata Hari
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Created first known code of laws in history.
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." Was Babylonian. |
Hammurabi
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French Queen executed on the guillotine with her husband.
"Let them eat cake." |
Marie Antoinette
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Longest serving Pope in history.
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Pius IX
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Member of the Rat Pack. Pop singer famous for albums such as Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, and In the Wee Small Hours.
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Frank Sinatra
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Youngest US President.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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First American to orbit the Earth.
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John Glenn
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Chinese military and political leader that created a communist China.
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Mao Zedong
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Union army general who sideburns are named after(first name required).
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Ambrose Burnside
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This man was the first to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.
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Sir Edmund Hillary
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This American ornithologist cataloged and described the birds of North America in his book, Birds of America.
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John James Auduban
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This man was the founder of the Scout Movement.
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Robert Baden-Powell
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Who founded the Girl Scouts of America?
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Juliette Gordon Low
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This 3rd Vice President of the US fought Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
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Aaron Burr
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This man provided the voices for many Looney Toons, including Bugs Bunny.
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Mel Blanc
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This man was the first American in space.
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Alan Shepard
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This man was the first American to walk on the moon.
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Neil Armstrong
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The Liberty Bell broke while ringing for the death of this Supreme Court Justice.
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John Marshall
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This South American liberator is considered the George Washington of the continent.
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Simon Bolivar
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This man was the leader of Spain during World War II.
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Francisco Franco
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This man was the leader of Italy during World War II.
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Benito Mussolini
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First HUMAN in space.
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Yuri Gagarin
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He created the Periodic Table of Elements.
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Dmitri Mendeleev
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He performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.
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Barnard
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He performed the first successful permanent artificial heart implantation using the Jarvik 7 model.
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DeVries
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This guy should come to mind when you hear Argentina and President.
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Juan Peron
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Israel's first female Prime Minister.
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Golda Meir(sounds like My Ear)
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What tennis star was banned from competitions after finding cocaine in her drug tests?
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Martina Hingis
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This Louisiana governor was known as The Kingfish.
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Huey Long
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