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The story of the Rolling Stones begins with an encounter between its foundational pieces, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, at a train station in Dartford, England, in October 1961. This wasn’t the pair’s initial introduction, as the two grew up in Dartford and attended grammar school together, but they had since lost touch. At the […]
Gina DeJesus was freed in 2013, after almost 10 years of captivity by kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio. Who Is Gina DeJesus? Gina DeJesus became a kidnapping statistic when she disappeared at age 14 while walking home from school. She was imprisoned with two other young women, Michelle Knight and Amanda Berry, […]
Charles Drew was an African American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the U.S. Who Was Charles Drew? Charles Richard Drew was an African American physician who developed ways to process and store blood plasma in “blood banks.” He directed the blood plasma […]
Hollywood icon Sidney Poitier was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, receiving the honor in 1964 for his performance in ‘Lilies of the Field.’ Who Was Sidney Poitier? After a delinquency-filled youth and a short stint in the U.S. Army, Sidney Poitier moved to New York to pursue an acting career. […]
David Muir is an Emmy Award-winning American journalist and anchor of the nightly news show, ‘World News Tonight with David Muir.’ He’s also co-anchor of ABC News’ ’20/20.’ Who Is David Muir? David Muir is currently the anchor and managing editor of ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir. He succeeded Diane Sawyer in […]
Jessica Biel is an actress best known for her work in the series ‘7th Heaven’ and in films like ‘The Illusionist’ and ‘Total Recall.’ Who Is Jessica Biel? Jessica Biel starred in the TV series 7th Heaven as a teen. She caused a stir with sexy photos for Gear magazine before turning to a big-screen […]
Born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, the woman who would become known as Tina Turner had a rough family life. Her parents were poor sharecroppers, who split up and left Turner and her sister to be raised by their grandmother. As a teen, Tina immersed herself in St. Louis’ R&B music scene. While at local nightclub Club […]
Crazy Horse was an Oglala Sioux Indian chief who fought against being relocated to an Indian reservation. He took part in the Battle of Little Big Horn. Who Was Crazy Horse? Crazy Horse was an Oglala Sioux Indian chief who fought against removal to a reservation in the Black Hills. In 1876, he joined with […]
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer and cartographer best known for establishing and governing the settlements of New France and the city of Quebec. Who Was Samuel de Champlain? French explorer Samuel de Champlain began exploring North America in 1603, establishing the city of Quebec in the northern colony of New France, and mapping […]
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was an active abolitionist and the first female African American newspaper editor in North America. Who Was Mary Ann Shadd Cary? Abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd Cary became the first female African American newspaper editor in North America when she started the Black newspaper The Provincial Freemen. Later in life, she became […]
