World Leaders
Former chemist who has been Chancellor of Germany since 2005.
Who is Angela Merkel ?
This American doctor developed one of the first successful polio vaccines.
Who is Jonas Salk?
This American civil rights activist is known for his Letter from Birmingham Jail and "I Have a Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
This Hannibal Missouri born author was born and died during two successive appearances of Hailey's Comet in 1835 and 1910.
Who was Mark Twain (aka Samuel Clemens) ?
When told of rumors that this General was a drunkard, President Lincoln asked if anyone could find out what brand of whiskey the General preferred, so that a full case could be sent to every general in the Army,
Who is Ulysses S. Grant ?
Former Mayor of London who became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2019
Who is Boris Johnson ?
This Founding Father is known for his many inventions and his study of electricity
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This social worker and suffragist is mainly known for co-founding Chicago's Hull House
Who is Jane Addams?
This American novelist worked for the Kansas City Star before he went to Europe to serve as an ambulance driver in World War I and later lived in Paris and covered the Spanish Civil War as a journalist.
Who was Ernest Hemingway ?
This future U.S. President was wounded during the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Trenton, and later served as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War during the War of 1812.
Who was James Monroe ?
This son of a former Canadian Prime Minister became Canada's Prime Minister in 2015.
Who is Justin Trudeau ?
This scientist is known for her development of the theory of radioactivity and for the discovery of two elements: radium and polonium.
Who is Marie Curie?
This Latino American is known for founding the United Farm Workers labor union and leading the Delano grape strike for fair wages.
Who is César Chávez?
This Ohio-born author, essayist, and college professor is perhaps most known for her novels Beloved and Song of Solomon.
Who is Toni Morrison?
General who presided over victories and defeats in three different wars, and who told Congress that "old soldiers never die, they just fade away" after being fired by the President.
Who was Douglas MacArthur ?
The undisputed ruler of China as both Chairman of the Communist Party and President
Who is Xi Jinpeng ?
This British chemist and crystallographer discovered the double helix structure of DNA.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
Known for co-founding the Black Lives Matter movement with Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, this activist is also known for her work on domestic workers' rights.
Who is Alicia Garza?
This Californian author is known for his novels Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?
President Lincoln reportedly asked this Union General, who later was his opponent in the 1864 election, if he could borrow his army, because the General did not seem to be using it for anything.
Who was George McClellan ?
This Prime Minister of New Zealand became the youngest female head of state in the world when she was elected in 2017.
Who is Jacinda Ardern?
This French mathematician, scientist, and theologian is known for his development of probability theory and his contributions to fluid mechanics and the philosophy of mathematics. His name is now an SI unit of pressure.
Who is Blaise Pascal?
This author is most famous for his muck-racking novel The Jungle, which exposed the unsanitary working conditions in US meatpacking facilities. He is also known for The Brass Check, an expose focusing on the rise of the phenomenon of yellow journalism.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
This Harlem-born poet, essayist, and novelist is known for works such as Notes of a Native Son, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room, and If Beale Street Could Talk.
Who is James Baldwin?
U.S. General, known as Old Fuss and Feathers who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican War and the earliest days of the Civil War.
Who was Winfield Scott ?