December 18, 2006

Robert LaFollette to Lucky Luciano

The direct primary, initiative and referendum, and the fight against corporate control of American politics are important additions to the power of the people.

Lead a spectacular Christian life, spirit-filled; known for healing people all over the world

Though Mr. Lambert is not nationally recognized, he recently retired from teaching in Escambia County AL.  Over his years of service to the community as a band teacher, Mr. Lambert has influenced thousands of students who are tomorrow's American Leaders.

1895-1965) First documentary photographer. Educated American population about the drastic tolls of Great Depression as a photographer fo the Farm Security Administration

Photographed a multitude of people during the Great Depression.  Her ability to capture true expression and heartfelt emotions made her memorable and her pictures classics of their era.

Shaped the way America's lawyers learn, think and succeed to positions of power and influence

great modern mayor of immigrant descent

true pure democrat who tells the truth and works hard for all thats best for america and against all corruption that our government is filled with!

Carbon filament for the light-bulb

exceptional entrepreneurial drive, something from nothing story, standards of beauty

Changed what was on TV

Some "influentials" can be pernicious.  Leary sold the consciousness revolution in part thru eager acolytes like the Beatles, and his radical subjectivity is still a dominant mode of pop culture now.

How could you possibly forget the author of America's greatest novel??!!

Created the country we have now by his post appomattox behavior

Very nearly won Civil War

If Lincoln made #1, Lee belongs in the top ten as Lincoln's foil.

He showed us how to be profoundly wrong and soundly defeated without sacrificing decency or dignity.

The South still believes they will rise again.  Rebel flags are as popular in the South as bagels are in the North.

In his "adopted" country, brought messages of peace and love.

Not a US citizen, but not for lack of trying.  His influence on young America was so profound that Nixon considered his deportation 'a strategic

A pioneer in the management of our public lands, the father of the wilderness system, and a philosopher whose ideas are still challenging and influential

Killer talent

Responsible for the first labor-management contracts in the auto and steel  industries.  Pensions, health insurance.

Led the movement for industrial unions in the 1930's and 1940's, which eventually embraced millions of members and were indispensable to the expansion of America's middle class after World War II

He belongs on this list in Gompers' place. Gompers did not build the labor movement, he shepherded it. Lewis, on the other hand, not only had the vision, but the will to organize the unorganized.

The true inventor of the New Deal!
While Samuel Gompers (61) made the labor movement aware of itself (and Cesar Chavez, mentioned in your article, brought it in line with the young leftist impulse of the 1960s), John L. Lewis really brought the movement to the masses and made it a force that could change the economy, as well as politics. Were it not for Lewis, there would be no New Deal. The cultural waves from the fight to organize workers into the CIO also reverberate through our music, art, and literature.

Unionization of coal miners, improved working conditions

responsible for the first labor-management contracts in the auto and steel  industries.  Pensions, health insurance

Joe Louis was probably the most important athlete of the last century. When some called Louis "a credit to his race," sportswriter Jimmy Cannon responded, "Yes, Louis is a credit to his race -- the human race. Joe Louis is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. ..." Joe Louis wasn't only a great African American boxer, he was a great man.

Labor leader, voice of the unorganized

Changed the way millions of Americans lived and worked.

Made political & economic discussion mainstream

The Bill Gates of radio, speaking truth against the tide

The Man, The Living Legend, A Way of Life, America

Influenced more Americans then any other

Architectural genius

Aviation history

A true world aviation and enviromentalist hero!

Brought flight into the homes of the avarage citizen; American hero

Made the first transatlantic flight helped revolutionize flight travel

The cause of a movement that gained strength, she wasn't famous or rich, but examplified 1 person 1 vote

Work in voter registration

the dominant politician 1900-1950

Fierce dedication lifted frozen Green Bay

Coach, mentor, winner, set tone for "winning is everything"

All sports coaching today are measured by his success!

His "Every Man A King" combined populism and hucksterism.  He is the standard against which all Southern populists have been compared.

His Star Wars trilogy created a pop-religion for an entire generation:  "May the Force be with you:

Gave us a new model for our Wild West mythology

Creator of How many American icons?

The Force is with him.  He defined a new generation of heroes and pioneered in the realm of special effects.

He made science fiction in movies a staple of Americana.  I for one could not imagine a world without "Star Wars".  It would be a vast emptiness a great as the cosmos itself.

Changed the way the entire film industry operates: special effects, graphics, sound

Changing the movies industry

Aside from creating "Star Wars," how many ground-breaking effects movies can you think of that had "Industrial Light & Magic" in their credits? A lot.

Whether you liked him or not

Originator of nationwide organized crime.

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