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2012
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Amelia Earhart Found? The Search Continues
July 23, 2012 by Kim GilmoreOf all the American female aviators in history, Amelia Earhart has captured the world’s imagination the most. The longevity of her story, perhaps, can be credited as much to her own iconic image as to the mysterious and unfinished ending of her tale....
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- Daring Female Adventurers
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Amelia Earhart
Pilot / 1897 - 1939
Amelia Earhart, the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, mysteriously disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
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Nora Ephron, Hollywood Writer and Author, Dead at 71
June 26, 2012 by Eudie PakScreenwriter and author Nora Ephron died Tuesday in New York from a long battle with leukemia, reports the L.A. Times. She was 71.
Famous for her hilarious and...
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Nora Ephron
Director, Journalist, Screenwriter / 1941 - 2012
Nora Ephron wrote and directed modern classic romantic comedies like Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail and 2009's Julie & Julia.
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Sally Ride, First Female Astronaut in Space, Dead at 61
July 23, 2012 by Eudie PakSally Ride, the first American female astronaut in space, died Monday in La Jolla, Calif., after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, reports NPR.org. She was...
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Sally Ride
Educator, Astronaut, Physicist / 1951 - 2012
In 1983, astronaut and astrophysicist Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle Challenger. Ride died on July 23, 2012 at the age of 61, following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Celebrating Woody Guthrie's 100th Birthday, Life and Legacy
July 14, 2012 by Libby O'ConnellThis week marks Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday. Like most Americans these days, I was first exposed to Woody Guthrie’s music through the folk anthem, “This Land...
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Woody Guthrie
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1912 - 1967
Woody Guthrie was a singer-songwriter, and one of the legendary figures of American folk music.
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- Folk Singers and Folk Revolutionaries
Bob Dylan
Songwriter, Singer / 1941 -
Bob Dylan is a folk rock singer-songwriter whose career began in the early 1960s with songs that chronicled social issues like war and civil rights.
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- Blacklisted
- Folk Singers and Folk Revolutionaries
- Famous Taureans
Pete Seeger
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Anti-War Activist, Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1919 -
American folk singer Pete Seeger is an iconic figure in the mid-20th century, and is best known for his contributions to the American folk music revival.
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- Folk Singers and Folk Revolutionaries
- Woodstock Performers
- Famous Capricorns
Joan Baez
Children's Activist, Civil Rights Activist, Environmental Activist, Women's Rights Activist, Anti-War Activist, Guitarist, Singer / 1941 -
Joan Baez is an American folk singer, songwriter and activist who is best known for her distinctive voice and for her role in popularizing the music of Bob Dylan.
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Lookalike of the Week: Johnson and Jones
June 26, 2012 by Kayla AriasTommy Lee Jones has made a successful career out of acting and has starred in a number of films. His latest, Men in Black 3, was released in theaters on May 25th...
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Andrew Johnson
U.S. President / 1808 - 1875
Andrew Johnson was the successor to Abraham Lincoln and was the first president of the United States to be impeached.
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- Best Supporting Actor Oscar Winners
- Batman Villains
Tommy Lee Jones
Film Actor, Television Actor, Director / 1946 -
Tommy Lee Jones is an American actor known for his roles in Men in Black, The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men and Lincoln (2012).
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The 14th Dalai Lama Celebrates His 77th Birthday
July 6, 2012 by David BlattyThough exiled during the Tibetan Uprising of 1959, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has been Tibet's most devout leader for more than 60 years, and continues to be one of the world's most ardent humanitarians and counsellors of peace. In celebration...
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Dalai Lama
Activist, Political Leader, Religious Leader / 1935 -
Dalai Lama, Tibet's political leader, has strived to make Tibet an independent and democratic state from China. He and his followers are exiled to India.
