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Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Actor, Talk Show Host / 1926 - 2012
Andy Griffith is an actor and singer best known for his 1960s starring role in The Andy Griffith Show. He later returned to TV in the drama Matlock.
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Billy Graham
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Billy Graham
Evangelist / 1918 -
Billy Graham was an evangelist at revival meetings, and on radio and television for over 40 years. He preached to more individuals than anyone else in history.
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Andrew Johnson
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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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Frank Lucas
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Frank Lucas
Drug Dealer / 1930 -
By the 1960s, gangster and drug kingpin Frank Lucas had constructed an international drug ring that spanned from New York to South East Asia.
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Nina Simone
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Nina Simone
Civil Rights Activist, Pianist, Singer, Journalist / 1933 - 2003
Nina Simone sang a mix of jazz, blues and folk music in the 1950s and '60s. A civil rights activist, she wrote songs promoting the Civil Rights Movement. -
Dale Earnhardt
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Dale Earnhardt
Race Car Driver / 1951 - 2001
Dale Earnhardt was a champion stock car driver with NASCAR who won seven championships. He died in the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001
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