Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt overcame a host of physical ailments to lead his men into battle during the Spanish-American War and to become president of the United States as the nation entered a new century. Teddy Roosevelt laid the foundation for modern-day presidents...
Stricken with polio at age 39, Franklin Roosevelt suffered through intense physical pain, but he did not let that deter him from pursuing his life of public service. In 1932, when America had reached the depths of the Great Depression, he defeated Herbert Hoover for...
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the mastermind in the fight against Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini, leading the Allies to the ultimate victory in Europe. He then headed the newly formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), created to be a military buffer to...
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