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Harriet Tubman (1822 – 1913) was an American abolitionist and political activist. Tubman escaped slavery and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people, including members of her family and friends. Harriet Tubman's family includes her birth family; her two husbands, John Tubman and Nelson Davis; and her adopted daughter Gertie Davis.
The estimated number of children adopted in the year 2000 was slightly over 128,000, bringing the total U.S. population of adopted children to 2,058,915. [13] In 2008 the number of children adopted increased to nearly 136,000. [14] (These numbers include adoption by step-parents and same-sex parents whose parental rights were not automatically ...
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( / mænˈdɛlə / man-DEH-lə; [ 1] Xhosa: [xolíɬaɬa mandɛ̂ːla]; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Both kids were adopted; Louis in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Laila, also from Louisiana, out of foster care a few years later. Her experience as a mother led her to take the starring ...
Nelson was born October 24, 1936, in New York City, the elder son of entertainment couple Harriet Hilliard Nelson and Ozzie Nelson. [ 1] His younger brother was singer Ricky Nelson. In late 1941, Nelson moved with his parents from Tenafly, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California. [ 2]
Founding Fathers of the United States. 1760s–1820s. The Committee of Five ( Adams, Livingston, Sherman, Jefferson, and Franklin) present their draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on June 28, 1776, as depicted in John Trumbull 's 1819 portrait. Location. The Thirteen Colonies.
The couple became parents in 1986 when they adopted Annie shortly after her birth. In 1994, Curtis told People that becoming a mother was “the most profound, non-describable event of my life.”
Sheldon Gary Adelson (August 4, 1933 – January 11, 2021) was an American businessman, [2] investor, political donor, and philanthropist. [3] [4] [5] He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, and the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operated The Venetian Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and ...