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4 days ago · Shaquille O’Neal (born March 6, 1972, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.) is a former basketball player who was the dominant center of his era. O’Neal helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three NBA championships (2001–03), and he later captured a fourth title (2006) while with the Miami Heat. In 1996 he was named to the NBA list of its 50 greatest ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Muhammad was born in approximately 570 CE in Mecca. He was the son of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Amina bint Wahb. His father, Abdullah, the son of Quraysh tribal leader Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim, died around the time Muhammad was born. His mother Amina died when he was six, leaving Muhammad an orphan.
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1 day ago · Abraham (originally Abram) is the common Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In Judaism, he is the founding father of the special relationship between the Jews and God; in Christianity, he is the spiritual progenitor of all believers, whether Jewish or non-Jewish; and in Islam, he is a link in the chain of Islamic prophets that begins with ...
- Abraham
3 days ago · Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. [2] [3] After escaping slavery , Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, [4] using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as ...
- Guiding enslaved people to freedom
- March 10, 1913 (aged 90–91), Auburn, New York, U.S.
- Araminta Ross, c. March 1822, Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S.
2 days ago · Rishi Sunak. Born: May 12, 1980, Southampton, England (age 44) Title / Office: prime minister (2022-), United Kingdom. Chancellor of the Exchequer (2020-2022), United Kingdom. House of Commons (2015-2022), United Kingdom. Political Affiliation: Conservative Party. Recent News. May 20, 2024, 1:10 PM ET (AP)
4 days ago · Mahatma Gandhi (born October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India—died January 30, 1948, Delhi) was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. As such, he came to be considered the father of his country.
5 days ago · Kevin Waters is the last surviving Gomeroi man born at the Old Toomelah Aboriginal mission near the NSW-Queensland border. His life's purpose now is to ensure his family remains connected to a ...
