Penn Badgley is an American actor and musician best known for starring as Dan Humphrey in The CW's 'Gossip Girl' from 2007-2012.

Anna Faris is an American film and TV actress best known for her role as Cindy Campbell in the 'Scary Movie' film franchise and for her lead role in the sitcom 'Mom.'

Travis Pastrana nailed all three of Evel Knievel’s jumps in Las Vegas this past weekend. The freestyle motocross legend leaped over 52 cars, 16 buses and the Caesars Palace fountain in three back-to-back stunts over three hours in an event organized by History to honor Knievel.

National security hawk John Bolton served as President George W. Bush's ambassador to the United Nations from August 2005 to December 2006, and became President Donald Trump's national security adviser on April 9, 2018.

Michael Phelps shared his personal struggle with anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts at a mental health conference. The Olympic swimmer said his first major depression was in 2004, which was around the time he was charged with his first DUI.

Claire McCardell was an award-winning 20th century American fashion designer, who created American sportswear. Some of her most famous looks include the Monastic and Popover Dress.

Irene Morgan was a civil rights activist who, a decade prior to Rosa Parks' landmark case, won her own U.S. Supreme Court Case in 'Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia,' which declared interstate transport racial segregation to be unconstitutional.

Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist. She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.

Toni Braxton has confirmed she and Birdman are engaged. The singer, who is about to drop her first solo album in eight years, announced to her sisters that she is engaged to the rapper in a teaser for her TV show, 'Braxton Family Values.'

Politician Nancy Pelosi became the first female Democratic leader of the House of Representatives and the first female speaker of the House.

On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.

For three decades, Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland has served in the U.S. Congress and been a strong supporter of women's issues.

Jada Pinkett Smith is an American actress who has appeared in the TV show 'A Different World' and the films 'The Nutty Professor' and 'Girls Trip." She is married to actor Will Smith and is the mother of Jaden and Willow Smith.

Francis Scott Key was an attorney and poet who wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.

Baseball icon Babe Ruth set numerous records as a pitcher and slugging outfielder. He was among the first five players inducted into the sport's Hall of Fame.

Famed 19th-century author and orator Frederick Douglass was an eminent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement and the first African-American citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank.

Spiro Agnew was twice elected U.S. vice president under Richard Nixon, but resigned from his second term after being charged with bribery, conspiracy and tax fraud.

Thurgood Marshall was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.

Musician Frank Zappa made more than 60 albums during his career. Flouting convention and fusing musical genres, Zappa's music was often politically charged and intentionally shocking.

American swimmer Katie Ledecky won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics before shattering numerous world records. She continued her winning streak at the 2016 Summer Olympics, earning four gold medals and one silver medal.

One of the greatest tennis players of all time, Pete Sampras established records with his 14 Grand Slam championships and seven Wimbledon titles.

Escaped slave and minister Josiah Henson became involved in the Underground Railroad, leading slaves to freedom and developing his own Afro-Canadian community.

Matthew Henson was an African American explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.

American radio personality Ira Glass is the creator, host and executive producer of the award-winning public radio show 'This American Life.'