I know most of you are Canadians, but I figure between all of you there has to be some knowledge of American history... probably a lot more than Americans know about Canada... Anyway, on the Discovery Channel they are doing a show about who the American public thinks is the greatest American of all time. There has already been some preliminary voting and the top 25 Americans, according to the American public, are (in alphabetical order):
Muhammad Ali
Lance Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Walt Disney
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Henry Ford
Ben Franklin
Bill Gates
Billy Graham
Bob Hope
Thomas Jefferson
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Rosa Parks
Elvis Presley
Ronald Reagan
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Oprah Winfrey
The Wright Brothers (who count as one)
In the upcoming weeks, the public is being invited to vote, with the results to be revealed at a later date. Since everyone is allowed three votes, I voted for Edison, Lincoln, and Washington. I know, very safe.
Discuss.
Muhammad Ali
Lance Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Walt Disney
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Henry Ford
Ben Franklin
Bill Gates
Billy Graham
Bob Hope
Thomas Jefferson
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
Rosa Parks
Elvis Presley
Ronald Reagan
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Oprah Winfrey
The Wright Brothers (who count as one)
In the upcoming weeks, the public is being invited to vote, with the results to be revealed at a later date. Since everyone is allowed three votes, I voted for Edison, Lincoln, and Washington. I know, very safe.
Discuss.