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:
President Barack Obama
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Former President Harry S. Truman
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
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Former President Gerald Ford
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, vice president under President Gerald Ford
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Former President Bill Clinton
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Former President Ronald Reagan
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Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (D)
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Robert S. McNamara, secretary of defense during the Vietnam War
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Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
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Former President Herbert Hoover
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Former President George H.W. Bush
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
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Benjamin Franklin
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Alan Keyes
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Former President James A. Garfield
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