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1. Abraham Lincoln:
He was born Feb 12, 1809, in Hardin Country, Kentucky. His family
upbringing was modest; his parents from Virginia were neither wealthy
nor well known. At an early age, the young Lincoln Abraham lost his
mother and his father moved away to Indiana. Abraham had to work hard
splitting logs and other manual labor. But, he also had a thirst for
knowledge and worked very hard to excel in his studies. This led him to
become trained as a lawyer. He spent eight years working on the Illinois
court circuit; his ambition, drive and capacity for hard work were evident
to all around him. He also had a good sense of humor and was depreciating
about his looks.
2. John F Kennedy
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt
He was born on January 30, 1882, and died on April 12, 1945, often
referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the
United States. He served through the Great Depression and the Second
World War.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
FDR was elected during the height of the Great Depression in 1932 and
remained President until his death in 1945. During his period of presidency
he oversaw an expansion of the Federal Government and helped America
lose its isolationist stance as it joined World War Two and helped
formulate the United Nations. He was an influential figure in both
American and world politics. Roosevelt came from a privileged
background, but was influenced by his headmaster at Groton School in
Massachusetts who inculcated the importance of Christian duty in helping
less fortunate people.
4. Lyndon Johnson
He was the 36th President of the US from 1963 to 1969. It was one of the
most turbulent and influential periods in American politics. Lyndon
Johnson helped to implement great society reforms extending welfare
support and civil rights legislation. He also presided over an escalation of
American involvement in Vietnam which proved increasingly
controversial.
Johnson was born on August 27, 1908, in central Texas. Growing up in the
Great Depression, he gained a firsthand perspective on poverty and the
great society reforms he later implemented were an attempt to make this
kind of poverty a thing of the past.
1. Did you know that Rod Stewart worked as a grave digger or that Mick
Jagger was once a porter in a mental hospital? If you find you are stuck
in a rut and dream about being famous, dont give up. Some of the most
famous celebrities started their working lives in some very simple Jobs.
2. When Madonna first arrived in New York looking for fame and fortune,
she only had $35 in her pocket. She took a job working at Dinky Donuts in
Times Square, but later lost her job for squirting jam at one of the
customers.
5. When Texas released their first single, Sharleen Spiteri was working as
a hairdresser in Glasgow. She says she loved the job because her clients
told her such shocking gossip. I was a great hairdresser she says
People told me everything!