1810-1891
Jacques Alexandre César Charles was a French scientist and inventor who, along with Nicholas Robert, was the first to take flight in a hydrogen balloon.
1746-1823
El Greco was a Greek artist whose painting and sculpture helped define the Spanish Renaissance and influence various movements to come.
1541-1614
One of America's foremost industrialists, Henry Ford revolutionized assembly-line modes of production for the automobile.
1863-1947
1884-1969
New York gangster Joey Gallo was both a hero and villain; a very public criminal who hung out with pop stars and was immortalized in the Bob Dylan song, Joey.
1929-1972
1884-1950
Toussaint l'Ouverture was a leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution.
1743-1803
William Monroe Trotter was a Harvard-educated journalist and activist who championed equal rights for African Americans.
1872-1934
Mike Wallace is an interviewer and reporter who has been working in TV and radio since 1939. He joined the program 60 Minutes in 1968.
1918-2012