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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk
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He made such a dramatic, vivid and favourable impression on Americans that he obviously paved the way for later yogis, and Yogananda rose to become one of the most famous of them.
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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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My grandfather was one of six young Native Americans who witnessed the crash of a spaceship in 1947, shortly after the now-famous Roswell incident.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in the bayou country in a little town named after the famous pirate Jean Lafitte who came to the aid of General Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans where the Americans were out numbered over 15 to 1 and still won the battle.
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Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer
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Japan bans famous Americans 1/7/1997 The Japanese Ministry for Foreign Affairs has prohibited 10 Americans from entering Japan.
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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder
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In 1811, the famous orator and chief of the Shawnee tribe, "Tecumseh" with about twenty mounted warriors, came visiting the southern tribes of Indians trying to induce them to join his confederacy which he was forming to join the British troops against Americans and when he made his wishes known to Chief George Colbert , was told that his people were at peace with the Americans and that he wished to remain so and he cetainly did not intend to use his influence in involving them in war.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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The Institute is proud to have many famous Americans among its members: Nobel laureates, members of the National Academy of Sciences, and world famous personalities.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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Dedicated to the life of the famous commander of the US 3rd Army who miraculously rescued the Americans trapped at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge.
Davis, a legendary cameraman was so brave that at the end of the Vietnam conflict, while the Americans took out their last helicopter, he remained in Saigon so he could get the famous shot of a North Vietnamese tank crashing through the palace gates.
The Americans were almost overrun on the first day, but were saved by the actions of two men who would become famous fighting for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
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David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist
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Even famous Americans slipped into anti-Semitic stereotypes when they meant to condemn one Jew alone.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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His most famous tax reform, the Wealth Tax of 1935, raised rates on the wealthiest Americans, and he frequently insisted that rich people should carry more of the tax burden.
Famous for its liberal attitudes, radical politics and eccentricity, it occupies a special place in the hearts of Americans and is considered the last bastion of civilization on the lunatic fringe that is California.
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