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Stede Bonnet (c. 1688–1718), nicknamed “the gentleman pirate,” was a wealthy Barbadian planter who abandoned his plantation to become a pirate in the Caribbean. Allied for a time with Blackbeard, he was captured and hanged in Charleston in 1718.

French political philosopher, historian, and statesman (1805–1859). Tocqueville is the author of 'Democracy in America', a foundational work analyzing American institutions and society. He is considered a pioneer of sociology and a major thinker of modern politics.

Italian politician, founder of fascism and head of the government from 1922 to 1943. A dictator (“Duce”), he established a totalitarian regime in Italy and brought the country into World War II alongside Nazi Germany.