Ansel Adams was an American photographer best known for his iconic images of the American West, including Yosemite National Park.
1902-1984
Humorist, writer, columnist and journalist Erma Bombeck found the humor in the everyday experiences of being a wife and mother and shared it with her readers.
1927-1996
Richie Havens was an American folk singer who opened the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and covered numerous pop and folk songs over his long career.
1941-2013
1903-1983
Charles H. Houston was an attorney and vice-dean who worked in important civil rights cases, ultimately helping to end Jim Crow laws.
1895-1950
1867-1945
Linda Lovelace is a pornographic actress who had instant success with the 1972 film Deep Throat.
1949-2002
Richard Nixon was the 37th U.S. president and the only commander-in-chief to resign from his position, after the 1970s Watergate scandal.
1913-1994
Sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi's collage work combining surrealism with elements of popular culture and technology led him to be credited as the inventor of Pop Art.
1924-2005
1872-1946
Football player Pat Tillman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002. He was killed in action in 2004, and the exact circumstances of his death are still in question.
1976-2004