30+ Rarely Seen Photos You Won’t Find in History Books

Published on 12/01/2021
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Leo Tolstoy

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, better known by his pen name Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who lived throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. From the beginning of his career, he has been regarded as one of the best athletes of all time. Between the years 1902 and 1906, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times, in 1901, 1902, and 1909. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich, to name a few of his most prominent works, are among his most well-known.

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Samuel Wilson Or “Uncle Sam”

Uncle Sam is a symbol of the United States government and American culture that was originally used during the War of 1812 and has been around ever since. He is often shown as a man wearing a top hat, white hair, and a beard, as well as other American-related trappings, according to popular culture. A man named Samuel Wilson, who worked as a meatpacker during the War of 1812 is said to have inspired the character, according to popular belief. It was rumoured that the letters “US” meant for “Uncle Sam” on his barrels, which contained the letters U.S. for the United States.

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