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15 hours ago · Recorded December 8, 1941. Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
15 hours ago · e. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill [a] (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955. Apart from 1922 to 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a ...
15 hours ago · Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency . Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and ...
15 hours ago · Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus ', was the first East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. [10] [11] Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic , Norse , [12] [13] and Finnic , it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty , founded by the Varangian ...
15 hours ago · The First King: Birth of an Empire: 2019: 753 BC: Set in the 8th century BC, it is about the shepherd brothers Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. Romulus and the Sabines: 1961: 750 BC: Based on the Rape of the Sabine Women, an origin myth for the Roman Kingdom.
15 hours ago · Liliʻuokalani ( Hawaiian pronunciation: [liˌliʔuokəˈlɐni]; Lydia Liliʻu Loloku Walania Kamakaʻeha; September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) was the only queen regnant and the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom on January 17, 1893.
15 hours ago · Featuring Jon Stewart, Trevor Noah, Jordan Klepper, a team of news correspondents and guest hosts, The Daily Show delivers top headlines and newsworthy interviews. The source for The Daily Show fans, with episodes hosted by Jon Stewart, Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Dulcé Sloan and more, plus interviews, highlights and The Weekly Show podcast.
