Let's Celebrate The Left-Handed Leaders Who Have Made A Mark On America

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Thursday is International Left Handers Day, where we celebrate those among us whose dominant hand is their left. 

Although only one out of 10 Americans identifies as a lefty, roughly two out of 10 presidents are left-handed -- a number that includes former President James Garfield, who is thought to have been ambidextrous.

In addition, two of the nine current Supreme Court justices are left-handed.

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Created in 1996, International Left Handers Day brings awareness to the difficulties of being a lefty in a mostly all-right world, according to the International Business Times. 



While studies suggest that left-handed people make 10 to 12 percent less annually than righties, lefties have certainly made their mark on American politics. 

 





Here are some of the left-handed political figures who have changed America:  

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