Calibrated as Chairman at 185 in Truth vs. Falsehood. By request.
Declaration of Independence
Adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. It declared the 13 American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and established the United States of America as a sovereign nation. Calibrated at 705 in TvF.
Western Civilization
Calibrated by Dr. Hawkins in 2008 at 270 (awareness, RSMM).
Victor Davis Hanson
American military historian, essayist, university professor, and conservative commentator.
knight
See also "chivalry" at 465 in Truth vs. Falsehood
Adolf Hitler
Request: After all, Doc referred to him as the most evil person of all time. [TvF lists Hitler at 45 and at 40, falling from 430.]
Bodhidharma
"Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century CE. He is traditionally credited as the transmitter of Chan Buddhism to China, and is regarded as its first Chinese patriarch" -- wikipedia. Calibrated at 795 in TvF.
Abraham Lincoln
Priority request: Doc calibrated him at 565 [awareness] at a lecture. Could he have been the first president to have experienced enlightenment or have it in his range?
Nelson Mandela
Calibrated social impact of 505 (Truth vs. Falsehood, 2005).
Benjamin Franklin
Truth vs. Falsehood doesn't give us his personal calibration, only his social impact.
cultural appropriation (concept)
"cultural elements are copied from a minority culture by members of a dominant culture, and these elements are used outside of their original cultural context" --wikipedia.
Isaac Newton
"English polymath who was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author and inventor. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed" -- wikipedia. Calibrated at 499 in TvF.
William Shakespeare
Request: Regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
US pullout from Afghanistan
By request [August 2021]: "Many people are questioning the Biden administration's recent handling of the Afghanistan situation. It seems that the pullout was poorly executed."