Just examples?

Supernova: stellar explosion;it can irradiate as much energy as the sun. The explosion can expels all of star's material at a velocity up to a tenth the speed of light.


DEAD but its light keeps shining on


Mahatma Ghandi: He was a major political and spiritual leader of India. His resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience in a total non-violent way, led India to indipendence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world


DEAD but India, today, is the biggest democracy in the world.


Martin Luther King: Leader in the African-American civil rights movements. His “I Have a Dream” speech established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination.


DEAD but in 2009 Obama is the first African-American President of USA


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