Famous Russians
This Russian leader landed on Time's cover nearly one dozen times
Vladimir Putin
Even after his death in 2009, the song "I Want You Back" still was a hit.
Michael Jackson
This language, prevalent in The Roman Empire, is still taught in many schools.
Latin
Established judicial review, the ability for the Court to strike down laws on the grounds that they are unconstitutional.
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Each of Canada's territories is represented by one this
Senator
This man ended the Soviet Union, as well as the Cold War.
Mikhail Gorbachev
The man known as “Mr. Dynamite” has charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and Soul/R&B charts more than any other artist.
James Brown
This ancient language of Hinduism is still used in many poetry and dramas.
Sanskrit
This court case determined that federal laws trump state laws if conflicting.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
The Prime Minster of Canada
Justin Trudeau
He has been honored as the most valuable player of the NHL three times: in 2008, 2009 and 2013.
Alexander Ovechkin
His career now spans 53 years, dating back to his earliest Motown recordings, including the 1963 breakthrough hit, “Fingertips.”
Stevie Wonder
Originally Spoken by ancient Israelites, this language is still taught in public schools of Israel.
Biblical Hebrew
A unanimous Court overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and held that state laws requiring or allowing racially segregated schools violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
This part of the executive branch works hand in hand with the Prime Minister, but rarely meets.
Privy Council
His epic novel, War and Peace, is considered to be among the greatest books ever written and among the most widely recognized works of literature.
Lev Tolstoy
Some of her hits included “I Never Loved A Man” and “Respect.”
Aretha Franklin
If you want to speak like the ancient Egyptians did, this language is for you.
Coptic
This court case in 1971 established that draft protesters could not be arrested due to the first amendment.
Cohen v. California
Canada is a this, wherein the role of the reigning sovereign is both legal and practical, but not political.
Constitutional Monarchy
Even people unfamiliar with classical music will recognize his most celebrated works – Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
He further solidified his legendary status in the ’80s and beyond with his memorable ad lib performance on USA for Africa’s “We Are The World.”
Ray Charles
The Akkad dynasty ruler, Sargon, led to the great expansion of this language throughout the Mesopotamia region.
Akkadian
A case of the United States Supreme Court in which the justices ruled that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution do not require that states adopt the insanity defense in criminal cases that are based on the defendant's ability to recognize right from wrong.
Kahler v. Kansas
338 MPs were elected at the Canadian federal election of this year.
2019