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November 19 in History

Modern Era: Two world wars and a century of radical transformation in science, art, and society.

8thinkers in the spotlight
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Modern Era

Thinkers of the Modern Era

Donald Trump

Donald Trump

1945 – present

Politics
972

quotes

Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

I always look orange. And so do you. The light is the worst.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

1961 – present

Politics
871

quotes

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president. Obama previously served as a U.S.

When I was a kid, I inhaled. Frequently. That was the point.

Jon Ossoff

Jon Ossoff

1987 – present

Politics
12

quotes

Thomas Jonathan Ossoff is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the youngest incumbent U.S. senator.

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Greg Abbott

1963 – present

Literature
3

quotes

Ron DeSantis

Ron DeSantis

1978 – present

Politics
4

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Ronald Dion DeSantis is an American politician, attorney, and former naval officer serving since 2019 as the 46th governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2013 to 2018 as the U.S. representative from Florida's 6th congressional district.

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

1902 – 1984

Art
18

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Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph. He and Fred Archer developed a system of image-making called the Zone System, a method of achieving a desired final print through a technical understanding of how the tonal range of an image is the result of choices made in exposure, negative development, and printing.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

1989 – present

Politics
40

quotes

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist who has served since 2019 as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

1964 – present

Business
7

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