Nobel Prize Winner, Richard Feynman
The theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates made a video to tell…
The theoretical physicist Richard Feynman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates made a video to tell…
The French professional wrestler known worldwide as Andre the Giant was really Andre Rene Roussimoff. For his great size he was also known as "The Eighth Wonder of the World."…
Lieutenant Commander Tammie Jo Shults, former naval aviator, and now retired commercial airline captain, was one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy. She…
Singer Mary Wells played an important role in developing the Motown sound, and the Motown brand in the early 1960's. She was known as "The Queen of Motown" for songs…
Bessie Coleman, of mixed descent, a college dropout, was motivated to become a pilot after being taunted by her own brother. She became the world's first black woman to earn…
Congress honored Rosa Parks as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement." She was important early on in the civil rights struggle when in…
M-G-M co-starred Clark Gable and Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932). Their chemistry was immediate and magic. The studio had struck lightning in a bottle focusing on robust romance with…
Not enough people know what Joe Louis achieved in his lifetime. He was one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all time, reigning as such for a record dozen…
Hard to believe, but absolutely true: Maya Angelou had a hypnotic voice, and spoke eloquently, but as a child she turned mute for a period of five years! Incredibly she…
Rogers Hornsby was a two-time National League Most Valuable Player, a two-time Triple Crown winner, a seven-time National League batting champion, a two-time home run champion, and a four-time RBI…