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Forty-Second President. Born: August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. Married to Hillary Rodham Clinton. During the administration of William Jefferson Clinton, the U. S. enjoyed more peace and economic well being than at any time in its history. He was the first Democratic president since Franklin D. Roosevelt to win a second term. He could […]

George Herman Ruth, , better known as Babe Ruth and also commonly known by the nicknames The Bambino and The Sultan of Swat, was an American baseball player and United States national icon. He was one of the first five players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was the first player to […]

He was born in Walworth, London, England to Charles Chaplin, Sr. and Hannah Harriette Hill, both Music Hall entertainers. His parents separated soon after his birth, leaving him in the care of his increasingly unstable mother. In 1896, she was unable to find work; Charlie and his older half-brother Sydney had to be left in […]

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. ‘Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!’ He took his vorpal sword in hand: Long time the […]

Seventeenth President Born: December 29, 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina Died: July 31, 1875 in Carter’s Station, Tennessee Married to Eliza McCardle Johnson With the Assassination of Lincoln, the Presidency fell upon an old-fashioned southern Jacksonian Democrat of pronounced states’ rights views. Although an honest and honorable man, Andrew Johnson was one of the most […]

Margaret LeAnn Rimes is a popular American country music singer. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Rimes emerged with her first single, «Blue», when she was just thirteen years of age. She is most recognized for her crossover hit «How Do I Live» which, according to the Billboard charts, is one of the most successful songs in […]

Thirty-Second President. Born: January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. Died: April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia. Married to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Assuming the Presidency at the depth of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt helped the American people regain faith in themselves. He brought hope as he promised prompt, vigorous action, and […]

Colin L. Powell was nominated by President Bush on December 16, 2000 as Secretary of State. After being unanimously confirmed by the U. S. Senate, he was sworn in as the 65th Secretary of State on January 20, 2001. Prior to his appointment, Secretary Powell was the chairman of America’s Promise — The Alliance for […]

Second President. Born: October 30 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Died: July 4, 1826 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Married to Abigail Smith Adams. Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was more remarkable as a political philosopher than as a politician. «People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity» he said, doubtless thinking of his […]

Doris «Dorie» Miller was an African American cook in the United States Navy and a hero during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was the first African American to be awarded the Navy’s second highest honor, the Navy Cross. Born in Waco, Texas, he enlisted in the Navy in 1939, and […]

Thomas Jonathan «Stonewall» Jackson was an American teacher and soldier. He became a famous Confederate general during the American Civil War, and was killed midway through the conflict. Jackson is often considered one of the most gifted battlefield commanders in American history, and his death was a severe setback for the Confederacy. Paternal ancestry. Thomas […]

Eleventh President. Born: November 2, 1795 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Died: June 15, 1849 in Nashville, Tennessee. Married to Sarah Childress Polk. Often referred to as the first «dark horse» President, James K. Polk was the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last strong President until the Civil […]

Twelfth President. Born: November 24, 1784 in Orange County, Virginia. Died: July 9, 1850 in Washington D. C. while in office. He got sick after eating cherries and milk at a July 4 celebration. He was the second president to die in office. Married to Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor. Northerners and Southerners disputed sharply whether […]

The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, FRS, PC was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. At various times a soldier, journalist, author and politician, Churchill is generally regarded as one of the most important leaders in British and world history. […]

Coretta Scott King is the widow of the late civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. and a noted community leader in her own right. The Kings were married on June 18, 1953. The wedding ceremony took place in Scott’s parents’ house in Marion and was performed by King’s father. King and Scott had four […]

John Walsh is the host of the program America’s Most Wanted. Walsh is well-known for his extraordinarily low opinion of criminals. He usually appears wearing a black leather coat, which has become his signature style. In the summer of 1981, Walsh was a partner in a hotel management company in Hollywood, Florida. He and his […]

Jesus, or Jesus of Nazareth, also known as Jesus Christ, is Christianity’s central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. In Islam and the Bahá’í Faith, he is regarded as a major prophet. The primary sources about Jesus are the four canonical Gospel accounts, which depict him as a Jewish preacher, […]

I wander thro’ each charter’d street. Near where the charter’d Thames does flow And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe. In every cry of every Man, In every Infants cry of fear, In every voice: in every ban, The mind-forg’d manacles I hear How the Chimney-sweepers cry Every blackning […]

Seventh President Born: March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina. Died: June 8, 1845 at the Hermitage near Nashville, Tennessee. Married to Rachel Donelson Jackson More nearly than any of his predecessors, Andrew Jackson was elected by popular vote; as President he sought to act as the direct representative of the common man. Born in […]

First Lady of the United States. Married to President George W. Bush. Laura Bush is actively involved in issues of national and global concern, with a particular emphasis on education, health care, and human rights. In March 2005, Mrs. Bush made an historic trip to Afghanistan, witnessing firsthand the inspirational progress achieved by the Afghan […]

Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas, known professionally as Ashanti, is an R&B singer of African American, Dominican, and Chinese descent, who rose to fame during the early 2000s. Early collaborations Ashanti was first brought into the public eye as a featured background vocalist on Vita’s 2001 hip-hop remake of Madonna’s «Justify My Love», which appeared on the […]

Twentieth President. Born: November 19, 1831, in Orange, Ohio. Died: September 19, 1881, in Elbberon, New Jersey after being shot July 2 in Washington D. C. Married to Lucretia Rudolph Garfield. As the last of the log cabin Presidents, James A. Garfield attacked political corruption and won back for the Presidency a measure of prestige […]

Henry Alfred Kissinger is a German-born American diplomat and statesman. He served as National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State in the Nixon administration, continuing in the latter position after Gerald Ford became President in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. An admirer of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign […]

Bow Wow, is an African American rapper. Releasing his first album, Beware of Dog, at the age of thirteen, Bow Wow quickly became a successful recording artist, under the mentorship of record producer Jermaine Dupri, eventually breaking out on his own by 2003 and continuing his success. Moss never saw his biological father and was […]

Sixth President. Born: July 11, 1767 in Braintree, Massachusetts. Died: February 23, 1848, after collapsing on the floor of the House two days earlier. Married to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams. The first President who was the son of a President, John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and […]

Jay-Z is a rap/hip hop performer and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Early career. Originally from the Marcy Projects in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn, Carter’s father abandoned the family when he was a young child and he was consequently raised by […]

Ciara is an African American R&B performer. As her father was in the United States Army, she lived in bases in Germany, New York, California, Arizona, and Nevada. Her family eventually settled in Atlanta, Georgia. She said after seeing a Destiny’s Child’s performance on television it inspired her to pursue a career in music. In […]

The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. is a civil rights and political activist in the United States. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 1984 Presidential election. Early Life. The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks on a radio broadcast from the headquarters of Operation PUSH, July 1973He was born as Jesse Louis Burns […]

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending […]

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a national icon who led the struggle for India’s independence from British colonial rule, empowered by tens of millions of common Indians. Throughout the struggle he opposed any form of terrorism or violence, instead using only the highest moral standards. Early life. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born into a Hindu family […]