88) Theodore Roosevelt Jr. The only General to land with the First Wave at Utah Beach during D-Day—and he did it while waving his cane because of his arthritis! Born: 13 September 1887, Cove Neck, New York, United States of America Died: 12 July 1944, Méautis, France Original Name: Theodore Roosevelt III Son of President…
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88) Helen Keller
88) Helen Keller Advocate and Educator who Rose Above Being Deaf and Blind to Become Internationally Celebrated Born: 27 June 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States of America Died: 1 June 1968, Easton, Connecticut, United States of America She was also a co-founder of the ACLU. When Helen was nineteen months old, she became ill—most likely…
87) Father James Coyle
87) Father James Coyle Roman Catholic Priest Murdered for Performing an Interracial Marriage Born: 23 March 1873, Drum, Ireland (Presnet-day Drum, Republic of Ireland) Died: 11 August 1921, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America The marriage was between a white girl and a Puerto Rican man, and the murderer was the white woman’s father. She…
87) Ankhesenpepi II
87) Ankhesenpepi II “Pepi lives for Her” Birth and Death Dates Unknown She was the daughter of Nebet and Khui and mother to Pharaoh Pepi II of Ancient Egypt. Ankhesenpepi II was the wife of Pharaoh Pepi I—and after he died, she married Merenre Nemtyemsaf—her nephew and another Pharaoh. She ruled Egypt as regent for…
86) Willem Arondeus
86) Willem Arondeus Artist & Nazi Resistance Fighter Born: 22 August 1894, Naarden, The Kingdom of the Netherlands Died: 1 July 1943, Haarlem, The Kingdom of the Netherlands Willem left home at the age of seventeen and severed contact with his family after they did not support him when he came out as gay. When…
86) Millicent Fawcett
86) Millicent Fawcett Suffragette and Feminist Born: 11 June 1847, Aldeburgh, United Kingdom Died: 5 August 1929, London, United Kingdom For fifty years she was one of the leaders of the Suffrage Movement in the United Kingdom. She also alienated other Suffragettes because she did not condone the violence of Emmeline Pankhurst—a fellow suffragette who…
85) Ub Iwerks
85) Ub Iwerks Animator and Special Effects Technician who Brought Mickey Mouse to Life Born: 24 March 1901, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America Died: 7 July 1971, Burbank, California, United States of America Original Name: Ubbe Iwerks He became friends with Walt Disney at the age of eighteen and they began working together…
85) Susan B Anthony
“Marriage, to women as to men must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it. And the only possible way to accomplish this great change is to accord women equal power.” 85) Susan B Anthony Social Advocate and One of the Most Famous Supporters of Women’s Suffrage Born: 15…
84) Patrick Henry
84) Patrick Henry “I know not what course others may take, but as for me, Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” Born: 29 May 1736, Studley, the Colony of Virginia (Present-day Studley, Virginia, United States of America) Died: 6 June 1799, Brookneal, Virginia, United States of America A jack of all trades, Patrick was…
84) Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
84) Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Writer and Feminist Most Known for Her Work Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Born: 27 April 1759, Spitalfields, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Died: 10 September 1797, Somers Town, London, England (Present-day United Kingdom) Mary left home after her mother’s death and her father’s abusive behavior became too much for…