George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver was born into

slavery in Diamond, Missouri, around 1864. The exact year and date of his birth are

unknown. Carver went on to become one of the most prominent scientists and inventors of his time, as well as a teacher at the Tuskegee

Institute. Carver devised over 100 products using one of these crops—the peanut—

including dyes, plastics and gasoline. He died in 1943

Charles LindberghBorn on February 4, 1902, in Detroit, Michigan,

Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo transatlantic flight in his plane, Spirit of St. Louis. In 1932, his 20-month-old son was

kidnapped. The Lindberghs paid the $50,000 ransom, but sadly their son's dead body was found in the nearby woods weeks later. The

events made world news and added to Lindbergh's fame. Lindbergh died in Maui,

Hawaii, in 1974.

Henry FordBorn on July 30, 1863, near Dearborn,

Michigan, Henry Ford created the Ford Model T car in 1908 and went on to develop the assembly line mode of production, which

revolutionized the industry. As a result, Ford sold millions of cars and became a world-

famous company head. The company lost its market dominance but had a lasting impact on

other technological development and U.S. infrastructure.

Charlie ChaplinBorn on April 16, 1889, in London, England, Charlie Chaplin worked with a children's dance troupe before making his mark on the big screen. His character "The Tramp" relied on pantomime and quirky movements to become an iconic figure of the silent-film era. Chaplin went on to become a director, making films such as City Lights and Modern Times, and co-founded the United Artists Corporation. He died in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland, on December 25, 1977.

Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo,"

"Pops" and, later, "Ambassador Satch," was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana. An all-star virtuoso, he came to

prominence in the 1920s, influencing countless musicians with both his daring trumpet style and unique vocals. Armstrong's charismatic stage presence impressed not only the jazz world but all of popular music. He recorded

several songs throughout his career, including he is known for songs like "Star Dust," "La Via

En Rose" and "What a Wonderful World." Armstrong died at his home in Queens, New

York, on July 6, 1971.

Langston HughesLangston Hughes was born on February 1,

1902, in Joplin, Missouri. He published his first poem in 1921. He attended Columbia

University, but left after one year to travel. His poetry was later promoted by Vachel Lindsay, and Hughes published his first book in 1926.

He went on to write countless works of poetry, prose and plays, as well as a popular column for the Chicago Defender. He died on May 22,

1967.

F. Scott FitzgeraldF. Scott Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896, in St. Paul, Minnesota. His first novel's success made him famous and let him marry the woman he loved, but he later descended

into drinking and his wife had a mental breakdown. Following the unsuccessful Tender

is the Night, Fitzgerald moved to Hollywood and became a scriptwriter. He died of a heart attack in 1940, at age 44, his final novel only

half completed.

Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe was born circa May 28, 1888, near

current-day Prague, Oklahoma. An All-American in football at the Carlisle Indian

School, he won the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics before his gold medals

were revoked on a technicality. Thorpe played professional baseball and football, and sought an acting career after retiring from sports. He died on March 28, 1953, in Lomita, California.

Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair was born in Maryland in 1878. His involvement with socialism led to a writing assignment about the plight of workers in the meatpacking industry, eventually resulting in

the best-selling novel The Jungle (1906). Although many of his later works and bids for

political office were unsuccessful, Sinclair earned a Pulitzer Prize in 1943 for Dragon's

Teeth. He died in New Jersey in 1968.

Babe RuthBaseball player Babe Ruth was born on

February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland. Over the course of his career, Ruth went on to break

baseball's most important slugging records, including most years leading a league in home runs, most total bases in a season, and highest slugging percentage for a season. In all, Ruth

hit 714 home runs—a mark that stood until 1974.

Albert EinsteinBorn in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany in 1879, Albert Einstein had a passion for inquiry that eventually led him to develop the special and general theories of relativity. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect and immigrated to the U.S. in the following decade after being targeted by the Nazis. Einstein is generally

considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century, with his work also having a major impact on the development of atomic energy. With a focus on unified field theory during his later years, Einstein died on April 18, 1955, in

Princeton, New Jersey.

Al CaponeOne of the most famous American gangsters, Al Capone, also known as "Scarface," rose to

infamy as the leader of the Chicago mafia during the Prohibition era. Before being sent to

Alcatraz Prison in 1931 from a tax evasion conviction, he had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $100 million and was responsible

for countless murders.

Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington was born April 29, 1899, in

Washington, D.C. A major figure in the history of jazz music, his career spanned more than

half a century, during which time he composed thousands of songs for the stage, screen and

contemporary songbook. He created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in Western music and continued to play what he called

"American Music" until shortly before his death in 1974.

Walt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was born on

December 5, 1901, in Hermosa, Illinois. He and his brother Roy co-founded Walt Disney Productions, which became one of the best-

known motion-picture production companies in the world. Disney was an innovative animator

and created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. He won 22 Academy Awards during his lifetime, and was the founder of theme parks Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

Ernest HemingwayBorn on July 21, 1899, in Cicero (now in Oak Park), Illinois, Ernest Hemingway served in

World War I and worked in journalism before publishing his story collection In Our Time. He

was renowned for novels like The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell

Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, which won the 1953 Pulitzer. In 1954, Hemingway

won the Nobel Prize. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.

Amelia EarhartAviator Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. In 1923, Earhart, fondly known as "Lady Lindy," became the 16th woman to be issued a

pilot's license. She had several notable flights, becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928,

as well as the first person to fly over both the Atlantic and Pacific. In 1937, she mysteriously disappeared while

trying to circumnavigate the globe from the equator. Since then, several theories have formed regarding

Earhart's last days, many of which have been connected to various artifacts that have been found on Pacific

islands—including clothing, tools and, more recently, freckle cream. Earhart was legally declared dead in

1939.

Margaret SangerMargaret Sanger was born on September 14,

1879, in Corning, New York. In 1910 she moved to Greenwich Village and started a

publication promoting a woman's right to birth control (a term that she coined). Obscenity

laws forced her to flee the country until 1915. In 1916 she opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. Sanger fought for women's rights

her entire life. She died in 1966.

Bessie SmithBessie Smith was born in Chattanooga,

Tennessee on April 15, 1894. She began to sing at a young age and in 1923 signed a

contract with Columbia Records. Soon she was among the highest-paid black performers of

her time with hits like "Downhearted Blues." By the end of the 1920s, however, her popularity

had lessened, though she continued to perform and made new recordings at the start of the Swing Era. Her comeback and life were cut short from an automobile accident outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi, with Smith dying from

her injuries on September 26, 1937.

Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and studied at

the Art Institute of Chicago. Photographer Alfred Stieglitz gave O'Keefe her first gallery

show in 1916 and the couple married in 1924. O'Keeffe moved to New Mexico after her husband's death and was inspired by the

landscape to create numerous well-known paintings. Georgia O'Keeffe died on March 6,

1986.

Gertrude EderleGertrude Ederle was born in New York City on

October 23, 1905. She was a champion swimmer by her late teen years, and she

competed in the 1924 Olympics. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim the English Channel; her record-breaking achievement

brought her a period of fame and acclaim. In her private later life, she taught swimming at a school for deaf children. She died at the age of

98.

Jane AddamsBorn on September 6, 1860, in Cedarville,

Illinois, Jane Addams co-founded one of the first settlements in the United States, the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, in 1889, and was named a co-winner of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. Addams also served as the first female president of the National Conference of Social Work, established the National Federation of Settlements and served as president of the

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. She died in 1935 in Chicago.

Zelda Sayre(July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American

socialite and novelist, and the wife of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose work she strongly

influenced.

Coco ChanelFashion designer Coco Chanel, born August

19, 1883, in Saumur, France, is famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits and little

black dresses. Chanel was raised in an orphanage and taught to sew. She had a brief

career as a singer before opening her first clothes shop in 1910. In the 1920s, she

launched her first perfume and eventually introduced the Chanel suit and the little black dress, with an emphasis on making clothes that were more comfortable for women. She

died on January 10, 1971.

Zora Neal HurstonBorn in Alabama on January 7, 1891, Zora Neale Hurston spent her early adulthood

studying at various universities and collecting folklore from the South, the Caribbean and

Latin America. She published her findings in Mules and Men. Hurston was a fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, rubbing shoulders with

many of its famous writers. In 1937, she published her masterwork of fiction, Their Eyes Were Watching God. Hurston died in Florida in

1960.

Josephine BakerBorn Freda Josephine McDonald on June 3, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker spent her youth in poverty before learning to

dance and finding success on Broadway. In the 1920s she moved to France and soon became one of Europe's most popular and highest-paid

performers. She worked for the French Resistance during World War II, and during the

1950s and '60s devoted herself to fighting segregation and racism in the United States. After beginning her comeback to the stage in

1973, Josephine Baker died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1975, and was buried

with military honors.

Louise BrooksLouise Brooks made her film debut in 1925, soon appearing in such Hollywood films as A Girl in Every Port and Beggars of Life. Perhaps her most memorable role was as the amoral, self-destructive temptress Lulu in Pandora's Box. Her innocent eroticism, along with her pale, beautiful features and bobbed brunette hair, made her both a film icon and a symbol of the disdainful flapper of the 1920s.

Emma GoldmanNative Lithuanian Emma Goldman was born June 27, 1869. She immigrated to the U.S. in

1885, where she worked in clothing factories. It was in that setting that she came in contact

with anarchist beliefs. A fiery speaker, she was jailed for inciting riots and advocating birth

control. She was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919, spending the rest of her life traveling,

speaking, and writing.

Florence Kelley(September 12, 1859 – February 17, 1932) was a

social and political reformer. Her work against sweatshops and for the minimum

wage, eight-hour workdays, and children's rights[2] is widely regarded today. From its founding in 1899,

Kelley served as the first general secretary of the National Consumers League. In 1909 Kelley helped create the National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

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