March 28, 1969 — Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower (born October 14, 1890) was an American politician and Army general who...

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include “Paul...

Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford on February 18, 1931) is an American novelist, editor, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. Her...

January 21, 1950 — Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950), better known by the pen name...

Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th...

Sir Isaac Newton (December 25, 1642 – March 20, 1726) was an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (described in his own...

George Washington (February 22, 1732 — December 14, 1799) was an American politician and soldier who served as the first President of the...

Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American satirical novelist, short story writer, and playwright. The title of...

Golda Meir (May 3, 1898 – December 8, 1978) was an Israeli teacher, kibbutznik, stateswoman and politician and the fourth elected...

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (July 18 , 1918 – December 5, 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who...

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer,...