Shania Twain, OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards; August 28, 1965) is a Canadian country pop singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in the early 1990s with her self-titled debut album Shania Twain (1993), and achieved worldwide success with her 1997 album Come On Over, which became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician, and the best selling country album of all time.
August 28, 1965
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2012-10-07
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Fannie Lou Hamer (born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977) was an American voting rights activist and civil rights leader.
A former sharecropper, Fannie Lou Hamer's Congressional testimony is so powerful that President Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. But his plan backfires. Watch her powerful testimony:
October 6, 1917
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2012-10-06
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Virginia "Ginny" Brown-Waite (born October 5, 1943) is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th congressional district, serving from 2003 - 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party.
The district stretches along several counties in western and central Florida, including territory in the metropolitan area of Tampa Bay.
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2012-10-05
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Lubna Suliman Olayan (born August 4, 1955 - )is a Saudi business woman. Born to Suliman Olayan and Maryam bint Jassim Al Abdulwahab.
Considered to be one of the most influential businesswomen as was listed as one of the top 100 most influential people of 2005 by Time magazine.
2012-10-05
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Maya Ying Lin (simplified Chinese: 林璎; traditional Chinese: 林瓔; pinyin: Lín Yīng; born October 5, 1959) is an American artist and architect who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art.
Her best-known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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2012-10-05
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