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Forest Morton Bird MP (1921 - 2015)

Forrest Morton Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer. He is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical...

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Forest Morton Bird MP (1921 - 2015)

Forrest Morton Bird (June 9, 1921 – August 2, 2015) was an American aviator, inventor, and biomedical engineer. He is best known for having created some of the first reliable mass-produced mechanical...

11/28/2023

Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor and film director. During his career, Sinise has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for Palme d'Or and an Academy Award. ...

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3/15/2009
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Gary Alan Sinise (born March 17, 1955) is an American actor and film director. During his career, Sinise has won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for Palme d'Or and an Academy Award. ...

7/30/2023

Nathan Haass (born July 28, 1951) is an American diplomat. He has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, prior to which he was Director of Policy Planning for the United St...

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11/14/2016
7/30/2023
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Nathan Haass (born July 28, 1951) is an American diplomat. He has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, prior to which he was Director of Policy Planning for the United St...

7/30/2023

Hank Aaron MP (1934 - 2021)

"Hank", "Hammer", "Hammerin' Hank", "Bad Henry"

Widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Hank Aaron’s most notable achievement was breaking the career home run record set by Babe Ruth . During his professional career (1954...

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Hank Aaron MP (1934 - 2021)

"Hank", "Hammer", "Hammerin' Hank", "Bad Henry"

Widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Hank Aaron’s most notable achievement was breaking the career home run record set by Babe Ruth . During his professional career (1954...

7/30/2023

David Watkins (March 7, 1927 – July 26, 2012) was a United States Navy admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations who served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the George H. W. Bush administratio...

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11/12/2013
12/31/2022
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David Watkins (March 7, 1927 – July 26, 2012) was a United States Navy admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations who served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the George H. W. Bush administratio...

12/31/2022

Anthony Lewis MP (1927 - 2013)

Anthony Lewis (March 27, 1927 – March 25, 2013) was an American public intellectual and journalist. He was twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and was a columnist for The New York Times. He is credit...

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10/19/2022
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Anthony Lewis MP (1927 - 2013)

Anthony Lewis (March 27, 1927 – March 25, 2013) was an American public intellectual and journalist. He was twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and was a columnist for The New York Times. He is credit...

10/19/2022

Thomas Berry Brazelton, Jr., renowned pediatrician and early childhood development specialist, popular television show host, and author, was born on May 10, 1918, in Waco, Texas. He was the son of Thom...

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3/18/2018
1/21/2022
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Thomas Berry Brazelton, Jr., renowned pediatrician and early childhood development specialist, popular television show host, and author, was born on May 10, 1918, in Waco, Texas. He was the son of Thom...

1/21/2022

Chuck Colson MP (1931 - 2012)

Wendell "Chuck" Colson (October 16, 1931 – April 21, 2012) was an Evangelical Christian leader who founded Prison Fellowship, Prison Fellowship International, and BreakPoint. He served as Special Couns...

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8/29/2017
8/29/2017
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Chuck Colson MP (1931 - 2012)

Wendell "Chuck" Colson (October 16, 1931 – April 21, 2012) was an Evangelical Christian leader who founded Prison Fellowship, Prison Fellowship International, and BreakPoint. He served as Special Couns...

8/29/2017

John H. Sengstacke MP (1912 - 1997)

Herman Henry Sengstacke (November 25, 1912 – May 28, 1997) was an African-American newspaper publisher and owner of the largest chain of black newspapers in the country. He was also a civil rights acti...

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2/2/2012
7/20/2016
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John H. Sengstacke MP (1912 - 1997)

Herman Henry Sengstacke (November 25, 1912 – May 28, 1997) was an African-American newspaper publisher and owner of the largest chain of black newspapers in the country. He was also a civil rights acti...

7/20/2016

David Manker Abshire MP (1926 - 2014)

Manker Abshire (April 11, 1926 – October 31, 2014) served as a Special Counselor to President Reagan and was the U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 1983–87. Abshire presided over the Center for the Study of ...

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David Manker Abshire MP (1926 - 2014)

Manker Abshire (April 11, 1926 – October 31, 2014) served as a Special Counselor to President Reagan and was the U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 1983–87. Abshire presided over the Center for the Study of ...

10/3/2015

Larry Speakes MP (1939 - 2014)

Larry Melvin Speakes (September 13, 1939 – January 10, 2014) was an acting press spokesman for the White House under President Ronald Reagan, having held the position from 1981 to 1987. Early life ...

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Larry Speakes MP (1939 - 2014)

Larry Melvin Speakes (September 13, 1939 – January 10, 2014) was an acting press spokesman for the White House under President Ronald Reagan, having held the position from 1981 to 1987. Early life ...

8/11/2015

Arnold Orville Beckman MP (1900 - 2004)

Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was an American chemist, inventor, investor, and philanthropist. While a professor at California Institute of Technology, he founded Beckman Instruments ...

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8/2/2015
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Arnold Orville Beckman MP (1900 - 2004)

Orville Beckman (April 10, 1900 – May 18, 2004) was an American chemist, inventor, investor, and philanthropist. While a professor at California Institute of Technology, he founded Beckman Instruments ...

8/2/2015

C. Boyden Gray MP (1943 - 2023)

Clayland Boyden Gray (February 6, 1943 – May 21, 2023) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as White House Counsel from 1989 to 1993 and as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union from 2006 t...

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C. Boyden Gray MP (1943 - 2023)

Clayland Boyden Gray (February 6, 1943 – May 21, 2023) was an American lawyer and diplomat who served as White House Counsel from 1989 to 1993 and as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union from 2006 t...

5/20/2015

John C. Whitehead MP (1922 - 2015)

John Cunningham Whitehead Whitehead was an American banker and civil servant, and a member of the board of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation (WTC Memorial Foundation. Until his res...

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5/13/2015
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John C. Whitehead MP (1922 - 2015)

John Cunningham Whitehead Whitehead was an American banker and civil servant, and a member of the board of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation (WTC Memorial Foundation. Until his res...

5/13/2015

William Huston Natcher MP (1909 - 1994)

Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.Early lifeNatcher was born on September 11, 19...

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William Huston Natcher MP (1909 - 1994)

Huston Natcher (September 11, 1909 – March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman, serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1994.Early lifeNatcher was born on September 11, 19...

12/29/2014

Charles F. C. Ruff MP (1939 - 2000)

Frederick Carson "Chuck" Ruff (August 1, 1939 – November 19, 2000) was a prominent American lawyer based in Washington, D.C., and was best known as the White House Counsel who defended President Bill C...

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12/28/2014
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Charles F. C. Ruff MP (1939 - 2000)

Frederick Carson "Chuck" Ruff (August 1, 1939 – November 19, 2000) was a prominent American lawyer based in Washington, D.C., and was best known as the White House Counsel who defended President Bill C...

12/28/2014

Sidney R. Yates MP (1909 - 2000)

Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the Unite...

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8/14/2007
12/1/2014
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Sidney R. Yates MP (1909 - 2000)

Richard Yates (August 27, 1909 – October 5, 2000) was a politician from the state of Illinois.Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois and he graduated from the University of Chicago. He served in the Unite...

12/1/2014

Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist Sta...

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2/19/2009
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Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator. He also ran for the Presidency of the United States in 1948 as the segregationist Sta...

12/1/2014

Edward Teller MP (1908 - 2003)

"Koko"

Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he claim...

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5/10/2007
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Edward Teller MP (1908 - 2003)

"Koko"

Edward Teller (Hungarian: Teller Ede; January 15, 1908 – September 9, 2003) was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist, known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", even though he claim...

12/1/2014

Elizabeth Taylor MP (1932 - 2011)

"Kitten", "La Liz", "Liz"

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. Although she was born in London, her parents were American, and sh...

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11/3/2008
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Elizabeth Taylor MP (1932 - 2011)

"Kitten", "La Liz", "Liz"

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was English-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian. Although she was born in London, her parents were American, and sh...

12/1/2014