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We all remember President Hitler, controversial for his rabid anti-communism, his authoritarian power during the war years and his unprecedented five terms, which probably led to that 22nd amendment thingy, but also a legend for combatting the depression successfully and for his many other successes.

In 1889, a mere months before his birth his parents, Alois and Klara Hitler, arrived in New York city to build up a new life as they had had a bout of bad luck during the late 1880s in Austria and face it, Austria-Hungary may have been a cultural centre, but was torn apart by its problems and not exactly an economic powerhouse. Born on April 20th 1889 as Adolf Hitler, he had trouble finding his goal. He was unsuccessful as an artist and enlisted in the army. He would become a distinguished officer in WW1, reaching the rank of colonel and serving as a staff officer after shrapnel in his leg in the Battle of Cambrai in 1917 witheld him from returning to frontline duty.

After the war, he discovered his true calling: politics. He turned out to be one of the greatest orators in history and became a vocal proponent of the war veterans who returned from the war wanting their due for their fighting. Becoming District Attorney after a law study and then mayor of New York after changing his name to Arthur, the way was paved for a brilliant political carreer that has contributed to the USA's status as the superpower.

It is now 2000, 50 years after the man's death. Some say it was a good thing he died during his fifth term. He was losing popularity and the Dems lost the congressional elections.

What do you people think of President Arthur Hitler?
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