Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American civil rights activist, whom the United States...

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as...

Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After...

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

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, (October 13, 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman who was the Prime Minister of the...

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American politician, diplomat, and activist. She was the longest-serving First...

James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810 – August 10, 1885) was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who reported the finding...

Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and industrial designer. He was...

October 2, 1890 — Julius Henry Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), known professionally as Groucho Marx, was an...

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29, 1810 – November 12, 1865), often referred to as Mrs. Gaskell, was an English novelist and...

Who designed our nation’s Capitol building? A contest that paid $500 was held by the U.S. government when it was looking...

William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was a stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville...