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Stories of our Ancestors
Throughout history there have been wild and wonderful people. They’re the ones who changed their time and brought about our future. These portraits and bios are a quick take on what they did and who they were.
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- KamehamehaKamehameha (1758-1819) was the first Hawaiian monarch. He was born on Kohala, Hawaii to Chief Keouakupuapaikalaninui and Chiefess Keku’iapoiwa though there were rumors about an adoption. Kamehameha’s birth coincided with …
- John Gay, UK poetJohn Gay (1685-1732) was a poet and dramatist. He is best known for writing The Beggar’s Opera, a good humored satire. Gay was a part of an ancient but impoverished …
- Jean Paul MaratJean Paul Marat (1743-1793) was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. Marat published his views in pamphlets, placards and newspapers. A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, Marat …
- Henry Morrison FlaglerHenry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) was an American industrialist. He founded Standard Oil, the Florida East Coast Railway and the Florida cities of Miami and Palm Beach. Flagler was a major …
- CherubiniMaria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore Cherubini (1760 –1842) was an Italian Classical and Romantic composer. He composed operas and sacred music. Beethoven regarded Cherubini as the greatest living composer of …