Explorers and Pirates
The most famous pirate, self-titled ¨King of Pirates¨ know for having syphilis and lighting live cannon wicks in his beard
Who is Blackbeard?
First recognized in history as part of a controversial bill that ended up leading to the infamous ¨Bleeding Kansas¨, statehood in 1867
Nebraska
Christopher Columbus´ home country
Italy
the best team
´skers
a Chinese general from a millenia ago who distilled war into an art
Sun Tzu
first European to visit the Grand Canyon
Francisco Coronado
achieved statehood 9 years after itś independence from Mexico in 1845
Texas
A Macedonian prince who was famous for conquering one of the largest swathes of land in history, named like 37 cities after himself, Constantinople being one of the most famous
Alexander the Great
was arrested for refusing to be drafted during the Vietnam War, considered one of the best boxers of all time
Muhammed Ali
this country fought a war against Emus
Australia
First European to circumnavigate the globe
Magellen
became a state because of a Gold Rush
California
a French hero/madman who modeled himself after Alexander the Great, conquered much of Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
An American known for throwing his hat before the bell-lap of the 800 in 1972, considered one of the best Olympic finishes in Track and Field of all time
Dave Waddle
this war takes place on the gridiron, and is the REAL American pasttime
football
Hired by Thomas Jefferson to explore and document the American West, they took two years to document their trip through the Louisiana Purchase, reached the west Coast, and lived to tell the tale
Lewis and Clark
fulfilled the population requirement for statehood by hosting a giant land-grab, the people who arrived early were called Sooners
Oklahoma
failed artist and drug addict who industrialized one of the world´s oldest military´s to conquer much of Europe, was only bested once America entered the war and Alan Turing decoded their revolutionary technology that encrypted their communcations
Adolf Hitler
The most decorated American Olympic athlete of all time
Michael Phelps
Mexico
A folk hero of New Orleans lore, the stuff of legends, accumulated a serious amount of wealth as a Texas filibuster and pirate, then fought with Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans in 1816 to help drive the death knell into both the English presence in America as well as the Seminole Nation in the area
Jean LaFitte
this state was originally a Dutch Colony and was bought from Lenape Native Americans for $26 dollars, they built a Wall that would later become a street
New York
the richest human in the history of the world adjusted for inflation, it´s really not even close
Mansa Musa
American distance running legend who tragically died in a car wreck in Oregon
Steve Prefontaine
war that was the inspiration for the popular movie ¨300¨
Pelopnnesian War