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Keller went on to become a world-famous speaker and author. She is remembered as an advocate for people with disabilities amid numerous other causes. In 1904, at the age of 24, Keller graduated from Radcliffe magna cum laude, becoming the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

For over forty five years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.

Clay Aiken was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. As a young boy, Aiken sang in the Raleigh Boychoir, and as a teenager, he sang in school choirs, church choir, musicals and local theatre productions. After high school, he sang lead with a local band, "Just By Chance."

John Adams was not a popular leader like his second cousin, Samuel Adams. Instead, his influence emerged through his employment as a constitutional lawyer and his intense analysis of historical examples, together with his thorough knowledge of the law and his dedication to the principles of republicanism. Adams often found his inborn contentiousness to be a constraint in his political career.

"He sold candy and newspapers on trains running from Port Huron to Detroit, as well as vegetables that he sold to supplement his income. " - Can't imagine that Thomas Edison went through this situation. But then since he developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world.

Alexander the Great also known as Alexander III of Macedon was an ancient Greek king (basileus) of Macedon (336–323 BC). He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks.

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS is a British politician, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the first and only woman to date to hold either post.