Great Leaders of America By Julie Nguyen & Jessica
Lucas
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Howard Hughes Born: December 24 th, 1905 in Humble, Texas, USA
Education: Thatcher School Alma Mater: California Institute of
Technology, Rice University Occupation: Entrepreneur, Aerospace
Engineer, Filmmaker, Inventor, Investor, Aviator, Philanthropist
Net Worth: $6.22 Billion in todays dollars Known For: Hughes
Aircrafts; Films
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Howard Hughes Facts Hughes mother bathed him well into his teen
years. Hughes was diagnosed with bipolar disorder,
obsessive-compulsive disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. In the
years prior to his death, Hughes spent most of his time nude
(reportedly for sanitary reasons) and in the dark out of fear that
lights caused contamination.
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Henry Ford Born: July 30 th, 1863 in Greenfield Township,
Michigan, USA Occupation: Founder of Ford Motor, business magnate,
engineering Net Worth: $188.1 Billon
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Henry Ford Facts As a child, he was inspired by his mother, who
encouraged his interest in tinkering. He was inspired by
steam-powered tractors when he was a teenager. This made him think
about the way things work. Thomas Edison was Henry Fords role model
and later his close friend.
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Andrew Carnegie Born: November 25 th, 1835 in Dunfermline,
Fife, Scotland Occupation: Business magnate, philanthropist Net
Worth: $75 billion in 2007 dollars
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Andrew Carnegie Facts Carnegies mother, who was a major
influence in his life, lived with him until her death in 1886
Carnegie eventually gave away some $350 million (the equivalent of
billions in todays dollars), which represented the bulk of his
wealth. Andrew Carnegie had no more than a few years schooling,
soon found employment as a bobbin boy at a cotton factory, earning
$1.20 a week.
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Steve Jobs Born: February 24 th, 1955 in San Francisco,
California, USA Alma mater: Reed College (dropped out) Occupation:
Co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc; Co-founder and CEO of
Pixar; Founder and CEO of NeXT Inc Net Worth: $8.3 billion (July
2010)
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Steve Jobs Facts He took LSD in his younger days and had no
regrets. Steve was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs Steves original
aspiration was to become a Buddhist Monk He was dyslexic.
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Bill Gates Born: October 28 th, 1955 in Seattle, Washington,
USA Alma mater: Harvard University (dropped out, then got honorary
doctorate there) Occupation: Technology Advisor of Microsoft,
Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, CEO of Cascade
Investment, Chairman of Corbis Net Worth: $81.3 billion (September
2014)
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Bill Gates Facts Bill Gates was arrested in New Mexico in 1977
for jumping a red light and driving without a license. Gates SAT
score was 1590 out of 1600 Bill Gates' children will only inherit
US$10 million each, out of his $72 billion net worth.
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Mark Zuckerberg Born: May 14 th, 1984 in White Plains, New
York, USA Alma mater: Harvard University (dropped out) Occupation:
Chairman & CEO of Facebook Inc. Net Worth: $33.1 Billion (July
2014) Known for: Co-founding Facebook in 2004; worlds 2 nd youngest
self- made billionaire
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Mark Zuckerberg Facts Type @[4:0] in a Facebook comment, and
Mark Zuckerberg's name will appear. He joined a Jewish fraternity,
Alpha Epsilon Pi In 2011, Zuckerberg turned vegetarian and said he
would only eat meat of animals that he killed himself.
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Milton Hershey Born: September 13 th, 1945 in Pennsylvania, USA
Education: Finished through fourth grade Occupation: Confectioner
Known for: Founder, Hershey Foods Corporation; philanthropist
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Milton Hershey Facts Mr. and Mrs. Hershey were supposed to
travel on the Titanic, but Kitty got really sick and they had to
cancel their reservations. He and his wife loved children so much
that they made a school for boys whose parents couldn't take care
of them. When he was little his family moved around a lot. He only
completed fourth grade
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John Deere Born: February 7 th, 1804 in Rutland, Vermont
Occupation: Inventor Known for: Deere & Company, Steel
Plow
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John Deere Facts John Deere and Company started out as a
manufacturer of farm tractors There have been eight variations of
the official John Deere trademark logo. At age 33, John Deere
worked as a blacksmith and designed his first plow for Midwestern
farmers.
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William Harley Born: December 29 th, 1880 in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin Occupation: Mechanical Engineer Known for: Co-founder of
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
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William Harley Facts He was an avid racer, and had a passion
for testing out his new bikes. Harley started his career at the age
of 15 when he took a job at a bicycle factory. Harley's name was
given top billing because he was credited with coming up with the
original idea for a motorcycle.
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Fred Smith Born: August 11 th, 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, USA
Alma mater: Yale University Occupation: Founder of FedEx Net Worth:
$3.5 Billion Title: Chairman, President, and CEO
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Fred Smith Facts As a child, Smith had Legg-Calv-Perthes
Disease, a birth defect that causes arthritis in the hips An avid
reader of history, Smith has said that he has learned more about
business by studying history than from modern leadership books.
Smith played himself in the 2000 movie Cast Away, in which Tom
Hanks played a FedEx employee who was stranded on an island.
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Ben Franklin Born: January 17 th, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts
Bay Profession: Printer-Publisher, Writer, Politician,
Scientist
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Ben Franklin Facts As a teenager Ben Franklin became an expert
swimmer. Ben Franklin taught himself to read French, Spanish,
Latin, and Italian. Ben Franklin had a horror of debt, which he
looked on as a kind of slavery Ben Franklin, in 1761, invented the
first original musical instrument created in America.
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Thomas Edison Born: February 11 th,1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA
Education: self educated with visits to the Cooper Union
Occupation: Inventor, Businessman
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Thomas Edison Facts His mother, an accomplished school teacher,
was a major influence in Thomas early life An early bout with
scarlet fever as well as ear infections left him with hearing
difficulties in both ears, a malady that would eventually leave him
nearly deaf as an adult. A hyperactive child, prone to distraction,
he was deemed "difficult" by his teacher.
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Nikola Tesla Born: July 10 th, 1856 in Smiljan, Croatia
Education: Graz University of Technology (dropped out) Engineering
Discipline: Electrical and Mechanical Significant Design: Induction
motor, Rotating magnetic field, Tesla coil, Radio remote control
vehicle
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Nikola Tesla Facts Tesla could not stand the sight of pearls,
to the extent that he refused to speak to women wearing them. Tesla
had whats known as a photographic memory. He was also known for
having excessive hygiene habits, born out of a near-fatal bout of
cholera as a teenager.
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Donald Trump Born: June 14 th, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA
Alma mater: Fordham University, Warton School of the University of
Pennsylvania Occupation: Chairman/President of The Trump
Organization, Chairman of Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, Chairman of
Trump Atlantic City Associates, Host of The Apprentice Net Worth:
$4 Billion (September 2014)
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Donald Trump Facts Donald Trump and NBC got into an exclusive
agreement that made Trump an equal partner in the Miss Universe
franchise He also owns a 18-bedroom waterfront palace in Palm
Beach, Florida, called the Trump Palace. At one point in time, he
used to own New Jersey Generals of the United States Football
League.
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Sam Walton Born: March 29 th, 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, USA
Alma mater: University of Missouri Occupation: Founder of Walmart
and Sams Club Net Worth: $23 Billion (1992)
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Sam Walton Facts He was a star athlete on the high school
football team and was the first boy in Shelbina, Missouri to become
an Eagle Scout. He was also a member of the ROTC and was voted
president of his senior class in college. He was voted the "Most
Versatile Boy" in his senior year of high school.
