Adnan Syed is a Muslim-American man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. His case became internationally famous by the podcast "Serial" in 2014.

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.

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.

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 is an R&B singer-songwriter and actress best known for the hits "Un-Break My Heart," "You Mean the World to Me" and "Breathe Again."

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.

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.

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.

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

Philip Glass is an Oscar-nominated avant-garde composer whose notable works include 'Einstein on the Beach,' 'The Hours' and 'Notes on a Scandal.'

Upton Sinclair was an activist writer whose works, including 'The Jungle' and 'Boston,' often uncovered social injustices.

Henry Highland Garnet was an African-American best known as an abolitionist whose "Call to Rebellion" speech in 1843 encouraged slaves to rebel against their owners.

Often referred to as the "penman of the Revolution," John Dickinson was an American statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress and one of the writers of the Articles of Confederation.

Henry Blair was an inventor and farmer best known as the second African American to hold a United States patent.

In 1996, Dominique Dawes won Olympic gold with the U.S. women's gymnastics team as well as an individual bronze medal—becoming the first African American to win an individual Olympic medal in women's gymnastics.

Kevin Durant is a top-scoring American professional basketball player, who played for the National Basketball Association's Oklahoma City Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016.

Cass "Mama Cass" Elliot was known for her heavyset figure, and was one of four members of the late 1960s pop sensation The Mamas and the Papas.

Tom Clancy was a New York Times best-selling American author known for writing thrillers with detailed themes of espionage, military, science, politics and technology.