Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Second meme of the day is from Ten On Tuesday:

Ten Influential People In History

1) Johannes Gutenberg. Would we even be blogging without the printing press and its communication revolution?
2) Hitler, who gave evil a face and name for all the world to know and despise.
3) Abraham Lincoln. He saved the union and put an end to slavery.
4) John F. Kennedy. He helped put man on the moon. He was the first Catholic president (wasn't he?) and he was basically the first "rock star" type of president.
5) Archduke Franz Ferdinand. His death was the start of an era of world wars, wars that would change the nature of warfare forever. Also, he is the namesake for one awesome rock band.
6) Elvis Presley. He took white country and black rhythm and blues, attached 'em to his hips, and got all shook up. When he stopped shaking, music was forever changed and genres were then free to intermingle.
7) Thomas Edison. He invented the phonograph and thus made it possible to record music. If music isn't recorded and not passed on through tradition, it is lost. Lost music is not cool if you're interested in the history and development of music. He also invented the lightbulb and a lot of other cool stuff.
8) Benjamin Franklin. Another dude who invented a lot of cool stuff, like bifocals. He was a major player in early American history.
9) William Shakespeare. He gave all writers, poets and playwrights something to aspire to and gave the literary world its God.
10) Henry Ford. His innovations in automobile manufacturing made it possible for you to sit on your butt in traffic for hours each day.

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