Without history we are the prisoners of the accident of where and when we were born.
The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests.
| Josephine Baker, Dancer (1906) |
| Chuck Barris, Producer (1929) |
| Roscoe Bartlett, Politician (1926) |
| Jefferson Davis, Leader (1808) |
| Allen Ginsberg, Poet (1926) |
| Hale Irwin, Athlete (1945) |
| Kelly Jones, Musician (1974) |
| Kerry King, Musician (1964) |
| Bert Lance, Politician (1931) |
| William Harvey, Scientist (1657) |
| Pope John XXIII, Clergyman (1963) |
| Franz Kafka, Novelist (1924) |
| Raj Kapoor, Actor (1988) |
| Ayatollah Khomeini, Statesman (1989) |


