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Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered
Tim Carvell is the head writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He writes this column very occasionally.
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December 4, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Nero
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October 29, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Beatrix Potter
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October 8, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Harry Houdini
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September 25, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Charlie Chaplin
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September 13, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Franklin Roosevelt
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August 20, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Alexander Hamilton
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August 8, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Bob Barker
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July 24, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Nathan Hale
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July 17, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: George Washington
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July 3, 2013Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: John Hancock
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June 5, 2003Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Solomon
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June 5, 2003Tim Carvell’s History’s Notable Persons Reconsidered: Jean-Paul Sartre
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