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Here are five of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti;s greatest achievements: 1. Organised a successful women's protest against oppressive tax In 1947, Abeokuta women who were successful tye and dye makers revolted against a large tax increase led by Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. This protest led to a radical transformation of the political structure, overthrowing the king of Abeokuta and

It was May 24, 1985 30 years ago this weekend that the company now called AOL first came into existence. In honor of that anniversary, which comes just after the oft-derided company returned to headlines, heres a quick look back at its turbulent history:

On the long list of artists to suffer the fatal derision of Nazi Germany was one of Germanys greatest sculptors, Ernst Barlach. He died in 1938, shunned by his townspeople, condemned (falsely) as a Jew and Bolshevik. His work, based on the centuries-old tradition of wood carving and German Gothic art, was banned as degenerate

Full Name: Attila the HunProfession: King and Chieftain of the Hunnic Empire Biography: Attila was King of the Huns, a fiercely battle hardy nomadic people from the east of the Roman Empire, from 434 till his death in 453. Although he was one of a number of leaders besieging the declining Roman Empire it is

Maryam Babangida, who was Nigerias first lady between 1985 and 1993 died at the age of 61 on December 27, 2009. She died at the University of Californias Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Centre (JCCC) in Los Angeles, United States after battling ovarian cancer for years.