Janice Feng

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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States.

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Harry S. Truman - US Presidents in History

William Henry Harrison served the shortest term of all U.S. Presidents, and was the first to die in office.

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William Henry Harrison - US Presidents in History

The 4th, and Incumbent, President of Cape Verde was a world-renowned legal academic and professor before taking office. Editorial credit: DutchMen / Shutterstock.com.

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Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde - World Leaders in History

Born to a slave, Henri Christophe rose through the ranks of the French military before commanding Haitian Revolutionary forces against the French colonials.

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Henri Christophe of Haiti - World Leaders in History

As Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli defended the Crown, the Empire, the Church, and British interests around the world.

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Benjamin Disraeli - Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

Henry VIII is well known for forming an Anglican Church independent from the Papal authority in Rome, as well as for his multiple spouses.

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King Henry VIII of England - World Leaders in History

Napoleon III in military uniform. He would be the last monarch to rule the people of France.

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Napoleon III - World Leaders in History

Raised to be a Prussian military man, Wilhelm I would become Emperor of all of Germany.

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Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany - World Leaders in History

Macon B. Allen, the 19th Century African-American trailblazer in the legal field.

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Macon Bolling Allen – First African-American Lawyer

Martin Van Buren, the first U.S. Head of State to be born after the signing of the United States' Declaration of Independence from Great Britain.

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Martin Van Buren - US Presidents in History

Today, several of Harvard's buildings, such as Memorial, Sever, and University Halls, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Harvard University - Educational Institutions around the World

An illustration of Tomas de Torquemada.

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Who Was Thomas de Torquemada?

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