Who Am I?

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  1. Craig Wilson

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    Amelia Earhart :D

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    I shudda posted the child pic instead.
     
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    Sure, that's Amelia Earhart, who took off on a solo flight in 1937 and was never heard from again.

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    Like so many aviation pioneers. Australia had her fair share that met same fate as Earhart. Charles Kingsford Smith, Ross Smith, Charles Ulm, Herbert Hinkler, May Shepherd.
     
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    Dustin Hoffman's grandfather? ;) No clue. I pass. Sorry.
     
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    He is the father of modern Turkey...Ataturk.
    Ok an easier one Nancy. Name this American.
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    Sorry Craig, I honestly don't have any idea. His mouth looks familiar though. [​IMG]
     
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    @Craig Swanson: . I guess I was wrong about his mouth. That's the first picture I've ever seen of him where you could even see his mouth at all.;) See, I'm no good at this, and even if I recognized the face I probably couldn't think of the name right off the top of my head.

    Samuel Clemens (I Googled Tom Sawyer and the picture popped up)
     
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    OK. Here goes... Good luck.

    mystery man2.jpg
     
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    He never held a political office, but was involved heavily in politics.
     
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    John L Lewis
     
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    BINGO!

    "American labor union leader. President of the United Mine Workers of America, chief founder and first president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). An organizer for the American Federation of Labor (AFL).


    Next?
     
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