Important People in History
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Name:
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Country
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Life Span
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Place on List
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Reason
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Napoleon
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France
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August 15th 1769 - May 5th 1821
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Number One
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Nearly Conquered Europe
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Japan
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January 31st 1543 - June 1st 1616
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Number Two
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Unified Japan, established the system of Shoguns, which lasted 400 years.
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Alexander the Great
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Greece and Macedonia
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June 20th 356 BC - June 10th or 11th 323 BC
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Number Three
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Conquered the Persian Empire.
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Julius Caesar
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The Roman Empire and the Roman Republic
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July 13th 100 or 102 BC - March 15th 44 BC
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Number Four
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Created the Roman Empire
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Sun Yatsen
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China
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November 12th 1866 - March 12th 1925
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Number Five
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Often called the father of the nation (in Taiwan), and is an important figure in 20th century Chinese History
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Ted Kennedy
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The United States
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February 22, 1932 - August 25, 2009
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Number Six
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Was a major Democrat in the United States Senate, a driving force behind many bills.
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