Trailblazers and innovators
This Polish-born French physicist remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields: Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911.
Marie Curie
Originally written in 1861 and published in 1862 by Julia Ward Howe, this song mixes patriotism and Biblical imagery with lyrics of "Where The Grapes of Wrath are stored" and "Loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible, swift sword."
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Featuring guest vocals by Paul McCoy of 12 Stones, this 2003 breakout nu-metal track by Evanescence won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance.
Bring me to life
The largest empire in history, at its peak occupying around 24% of the world and had a colony on every major landmass bar Antarctica
British Empire
This tech giant's name was inspired by a deliberate misspelling of a mathematical term denoting the number 1 followed by 100 zeros.
Before inventing the modern assembly line for automobiles, this visionary was awarded a patent in 1896 for his first gas-powered vehicle, the Quadricycle.
Henry Ford
Penned by George M. Cohan in 1917, this patriotic war song was written to inspire moral and encourage enlistment for the army for WW1 and later other conflicts.
Over There
This 2003 Outkast chart-topper stayed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and famously urged listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture."
Hey Ya!
The largest continuous land empire in History, this steppe nation is known for its cavalry and nomad lifestyle. Today it sits as a small buffer state.
Mongolia
Derived from the ancient Greek words for "far" and "sound," this everyday appliance literally translates to "distant voice."
Telephone
This Swedish inventor held over 350 patents, but he is best remembered for inventing dynamite and using his fortune to institute annual global honors named after him.
Alfred Nobel
The state song of Connecticut - was originally penned to mock American colonists but was adopted as a symbol of patriotism and played at Yorktown. It was adapted as the title of a famous movie in 1942.
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Alicia Keys won Song of the Year at the 2002 Grammys for this debut single built around a classical-inspired piano riff.
Fallin'
Regarded as one of the most important empires in history, this empire centered in a peninsula created a whole new culture and is known for its early republic system.
his popular dog breed's name comes from the German Pudelhund, derived from a low-German verb meaning "to splash in water."
Poodle
This mathematician, whose calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of early U.S. crewed spaceflights, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Kathrine Johnson
Designated as the official National March of the United States in 1987, this 1896 patriotic piece was composed by John Philip Sousa.
Stars and Stripes Forever
Written for the movie 8 Mile, this 2002 hip-hop anthem became the first rap song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The first major multi-continental empire, this large empire peaked in the 16th century, and is known for Columbus' setting out and its empire spanding from Argentina to Oregon.
Spain
Named after a 19th-century British Prime Minister, this citrus-infused black tea blend carries the nobleman's hereditary title.
Earl Grey
In 1843, this English mathematician published the first algorithm intended to be carried out by Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, earning her recognition as the world's first computer programm
Ada Lovelace
This song originated as a labor song in the early 19th century before being officially published in 1894 originally as the "Levee Song". It describes the day of a worker. It's easy-to-follow rhythm made it popular as a way to swing a pickaxe to. It was later adopted as a nursery rhyme.
I've Benn Working on the Railroad
Featuring a iconic music video set in a high school cafeteria, this 2003 alt-rock hit by Wheatus actually debuted on the charts late in the year 2000.
Teenage Dirtbag
This minor empire is actually named for the native people, not its formal name. It is known for its early colonization and its major hold on the early hold on the spice trade.
Dutch
The name of this South American country stems from Amerigo Vespucci’s expedition, which dubbed the region "Little Venice" due to stilt houses built over Lake Maracaibo.
Venezuela