Today, we finish up the first round in the Rebels, Rogues, and Scholars bracket. We begin with the liberator of South America, Simon Bolivar, who goes up against the evolutionary pioneer, Charles Darwin. Our second match is between the man who helped bring down apartheid in South Africa, Nelson Mandela, and one of the most prolific inventors in world history, Thomas Edison. Find out who moves on the the second round.

Today, we finish up the first round in the Leaders bracket. Our first battle is between the Mughal Emperor Akbar against the head of the Songhai Empire of Western Africa, Askia Mohammed I. The second scrum is an all England fight between the King of the West Saxons, Alfred the Great and the Queen with an era named after her, Elizabeth I. Find out who moves on to the second round.

Today, we finish up the first round in the Military bracket. We begin with the Roman general who defeated Hannibal at the Battle of Zama, Scipio Africanus. He goes up against the general who began the unification of Japan in the 16th century, Oda Nobunaga. The final tilt pits the Kurdish/Arab general who ousted the Crusader's from Jerusalem, Saladin. He faces the man who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, the First Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley. Find out which of these men make it to the second round.