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*[[Jacqueline Kasun]] - great [[conservative]] and founder of Humboldt Pro-Life. Kasun "spent most of her childhood with her father’s parents", and moved back in with her father as a college student.<ref>Humboldt Pro-Life, Jacqueline Kasun [http://www.humboldtprolife.com/jacqueline_kasun]</ref> | *[[Jacqueline Kasun]] - great [[conservative]] and founder of Humboldt Pro-Life. Kasun "spent most of her childhood with her father’s parents", and moved back in with her father as a college student.<ref>Humboldt Pro-Life, Jacqueline Kasun [http://www.humboldtprolife.com/jacqueline_kasun]</ref> | ||
*[[Thomas Monaghan]] - founder of [[Domino's Pizza]]{{fact}} | *[[Thomas Monaghan]] - founder of [[Domino's Pizza]]{{fact}} | ||
| − | *[[Michael Reagan]] - adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan | + | *[[Michael Reagan]] - adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan,<ref>http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/michael-reagan-interview.htm</ref> |
*[[Michael Steele]] - Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.<ref>U.S.News & World Report, ''10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Steele'', by Danielle Burton, April 7, 2008[http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/04/07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-steele.html]</ref> | *[[Michael Steele]] - Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.<ref>U.S.News & World Report, ''10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Steele'', by Danielle Burton, April 7, 2008[http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/politics/2008/04/07/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-michael-steele.html]</ref> | ||
*[[Dave Thomas]] - founder of [[Wendy's]]{{fact}} | *[[Dave Thomas]] - founder of [[Wendy's]]{{fact}} | ||
Revision as of 00:02, March 16, 2009
This is a growing list of adopted people who made an enormous contribution to society:
- Pope Alexander VI - Spanish Pope, 1492-1503 [1]
- Johann Sebastian Bach - German musician and composer [2]
- Alexander Hamilton - one of the Founding Fathers and the first Secretary of the Treasury [3]
- Scott Hamilton - Figure skater, Olympic medal winner [4]
- Andrew Jackson - 7th President of the United States of America.[5] Jackson's father was killed in a logging accident a few weeks before Jackson was born. His mother died when Jackson was fourteen; he lived with relatives for a year and a half after her death.[6]
- Steve Jobs - founder of Apple Computers[Citation Needed]
- Jacqueline Kasun - great conservative and founder of Humboldt Pro-Life. Kasun "spent most of her childhood with her father’s parents", and moved back in with her father as a college student.[7]
- Thomas Monaghan - founder of Domino's Pizza[Citation Needed]
- Michael Reagan - adoptive son of President Ronald Reagan,[8]
- Michael Steele - Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele was born at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and adopted as an infant.[9]
- Dave Thomas - founder of Wendy's[Citation Needed]
Bible
- Moses -prophet, legislator, judge, and leader of the Israelites [10]
- Jesus - adopted by Joseph of Nazareth
References
- ↑ Alexander VI (Pope), adoption.com
- ↑ Bach, Johann Sebastian, adoption.com
- ↑ Hamilton, Alexander, adoption.com
- ↑ hamilton, scott scovell Adoption.com
- ↑ Jackson, Andrew, adoption.com
- ↑ State Library of North Carolina, Andrew Jackson [1767-1845] [1]
- ↑ Humboldt Pro-Life, Jacqueline Kasun [2]
- ↑ http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/freedomline/current/in_our_opinion/michael-reagan-interview.htm
- ↑ U.S.News & World Report, 10 Things You Didn't Know About Michael Steele, by Danielle Burton, April 7, 2008[3]
- ↑ Moses, adoption.com