Lizzie Borden is best known for her arrest and trial for the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother. She was acquitted in 1893.
1860-1927
James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States. He served from 1857 to 1861, during the build-up to the Civil War.
1791-1868
Educator John Dewey originated the experimentalism philosophy. A proponent of social change and education reform, he founded The New School for Social Research.
1859-1952
1611-1660
American educator Helen Keller overcame the adversity of being blind and deaf to become one of the 20th century's leading humanitarians, as well as co-founder of the ACLU.
1880-1968
American Football Hall of Famer Curly Lambeau founded the Green Bay Packers and coached the team to six NFL championships.
1898-1965
Thomas R. Marshall was a governor of Indiana and served as U.S. vice president under Woodrow Wilson.
1854-1925
Basketball player George Mikan won five NBA championships with Minneapolis. He was one of the tallest players and increased modern height expectations.
1924-2005
A.C. Nielsen was an American market-research engineer and business executive, best known for creating Nielsen ratings, a national rating of television viewing.
1897-1980
David Ruffin was an American soul singer who rose to fame as one of the lead singers of the Temptations.
1941-1991
Yves Saint Laurent was best known as an influential European fashion designer who impacted fashion in the 1960s to the present day.
1936-2008
Sonny Boy Williamson, originally John Lee Curtis Williamson, was a blues singer and harmonica player. He was the first musician to use the nickname Sonny Boy.
1914-1948