Thomas Jefferson
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US Independence Day: The untold story of three US Presidents who died on July 4
World | Jul 04, 2025, 07:09 PM ISTThree US presidents died on July 4, all nation-makers. Two of them, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the same day in 1826, exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence.
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July 4, 1776: The day the American dream of independence was born and how it changed history
World | Jul 03, 2025, 02:28 PM ISTThe American Revolution was a turning point in modern history. It was one of the first successful movements to overthrow colonial rule and assert self-governance based on Enlightenment ideals. The Declaration of Independence, planted the seeds for future democratic struggles across the globe.
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Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd killed in Atlanta: report
Celebrities | Oct 05, 2020, 12:54 PM ISTEmergency medical services responded to the scene and pronounced him dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the back. The Atlanta police Homicide detectives are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and the investigation in the case in ongoing. Byrd featured in several of Lee’s films such as “Clockers”, “Bamboozled”, “Ray” and “Brooklyn’s Finest”.
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The world's most powerful women: Three US secretaries of state and their accounts
Lifestyle | Mar 09, 2015, 11:17 AM ISTNew York:If the US president is the world's most powerful leader, his secretary of state (or foreign minister) is a close second though maybe not as well-known.Of the 68 secretaries since 1790, few are recognised