Famous people linking game

Nick22 · **Reply #100 on:** January 07, 2005, 02:57:44 PM

John Brown- hanged for attempting to seize Harper's Ferry
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Malte279 · **Reply #101 on:** January 07, 2005, 04:56:02 PM

^ They still argue about whether he is to be considered a heroic figure (trying to free slaves) or a terrorist (murdering people and violating law). It's an irony of history that the first person being killed by John Brown's men during the raid on Harpers Ferry was a free African American.

Taking someone from the same time:

Benjamin Butler - Federal general during the civil war. He was one of the first to arm freed slaves to fight for the union. He didn't prove much of a general or a politician though. In the south he became one of the most hated federal generals for issuing the following order:

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"As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subjected to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous noninterference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall, by word, gesture, or movement, insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation."

Nick22 · **Reply #102 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:08:18 PM

Brett Favre- HOF quarteback for the Green Bay Packers(local NFL team)
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Malte279 · **Reply #103 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:30:13 PM

Frederick Douglas - A slave who escaped and became quite famous and engaged in politics. He took direct influence on Abraham Lincoln's policy and did whatever he could to free the slaves. After the civil war he remained active in civil rights movements until his death in 1895.

Nick22 · **Reply #104 on:** January 07, 2005, 05:48:00 PM

Dwight D Einsenhower-34th President
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Malte279 · **Reply #105 on:** January 07, 2005, 06:13:50 PM

^ Eisenhower's farewell speech was quite impressive, and I'm afraid the danger he warned of still persists.

Erik Zabel - German profi biker.

Nick22 · **Reply #106 on:** January 12, 2005, 02:29:43 PM

Zidane Zandine(sp)-French soccer player
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Malte279 · **Reply #107 on:** January 13, 2005, 09:35:44 AM

Zachary Taylor - American 19th century General and Politician.

Nick22 · **Reply #108 on:** January 13, 2005, 01:41:56 PM

Tom Sawyer- character in Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer
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Malte279 · **Reply #109 on:** January 15, 2005, 05:47:10 PM

Sean Connery - famous Scotish actor.

Nick22 · **Reply #110 on:** January 16, 2005, 01:47:56 PM

Colin Farrell- director
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Malte279 · **Reply #111 on:** January 18, 2005, 06:01:43 AM

Friederich Engels - German sociologist and philosoph. One of the "founding fathers" of communism.

Littlefoot1616 · **Reply #112 on:** January 18, 2005, 07:35:02 AM

Eric Prydz - a music artist whose music video was considered somewhat controversial! LOL

Nick22 · **Reply #113 on:** January 18, 2005, 04:04:04 PM

Peter Sellers -actor
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Malte279 · **Reply #114 on:** January 19, 2005, 01:00:37 PM

Sakajawehja - Native American woman who served as a scout for the Lewis and Clarke expedition.

Nick22 · **Reply #115 on:** January 19, 2005, 01:05:52 PM

Ann Coulter-conservative commentator
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Malte279 · **Reply #116 on:** January 20, 2005, 11:08:12 AM

^ Reading some of her stuff makes me wonder if this lady realized that the dark ages are over and we had something called enlightment in our history!

Charlotte Coday - French royalist during the French Revolution, who became famous when she stabbed the revolutionist Jean Marrat in his bath. She ended on the guillotine for the assassination.

Nick22 · **Reply #117 on:** January 21, 2005, 01:15:42 PM

Cory Feldman-actor
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Malte279 · **Reply #118 on:** January 23, 2005, 08:42:45 AM

Friedrich Barbarossa - Medieval German emperor with a long read beard (that's what the name "Barbarossa" means). He drowned in 119during the 3rd crussade in the river Saleph in 1191.

Nick22 · **Reply #119 on:** January 24, 2005, 10:49:57 AM

^Barbarossa was the codename of theGerman ivasion of Russia in 1941. I doubt Hitler realized the significance of the name.
Anne Heche- Actress
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