“I live a very dull life here…indeed I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else,” -Martha on her time as First Lady 97) Martha Washington Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband President George Washington’s Term. Born: 13 June 1731, Chestnut Grove Plantation, New Kent County, the Colony…
96) Ben Kanahele Received the Purple Heart for his Valor during the Ni’ihau Incident Born: 1891, Kingdom of Hawai’i (Present-day Hawaii, United States of America) Died: 1962 A downed Japanese Airmen crashed on the small Hawaiian Island of Ni’ihau & Turned a Native Japanese Couple to his side. More details below. The island of Ni’ihau…
96) Shangguan Wan’er China’s first Female Prime Minister (and the First Known Female Prime Minister in the World). Born: c664 AD, Present-day China Died: 21 July 710 AD, Present-day China She was a poet from the Tang Dynasty and had previously served the royal household as a concubine. Shangguan rose to her position solely through…
95) Audie Murphy One of the Most Decorated Combat Soldiers of World War II–receiving every award for valor available to US troops. Born: 20 June 1925, Kingston, Texas, United States of America Died: 28 May 1971, Catawba, Virginia, United States of America Growing up was rough, with Audie being one of twelve siblings despite his…
95) Natalie Wood Actress known for her starring roles in Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story Born: 20 July 1938, San Francisco, California, United States of America Died: 29 November 1981, Santa Catalina Island, California, United States of America Original Name: Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko She was an Academy Award nominated actress. Natalia was…
94) Motke Zeidel One of the Last Jews to Escape Ponar—an Infamous Village Where Thousands of Lithuanian Jews were Murdered During the Shoah Born: 1925, Swenciany, Poland (Present-day Swenciany, Lithuania) Died: 2007, Israel Original Name: Mordechai Zeidel Survivor of Vilna and the Last Survivor of the Burning Brigade. When Motke was eighteen years old, he…
94) Anne Frank Her personal writings The Diary of a Young Girl are read by almost every child growing up in the United States and many countries around the world Born: 12 June 1929, Frankfurt, Germany Died: February 1945, Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp, Germany Original Name: Annelies Frank Anne had a sister three years older than…
93) Bill Paxton Actor and Director Who Made Sci-Fi Stars and Real Life Characters come to Life on Screen Born: 17 May 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America Died: 25 February 2017, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: William Paxton Bill starred in a variety of roles, everything from Stripes…
93) Elizabeth Short Aspiring Actress who Became Known After Her Infamous Death as the Black Dahlia Born: 29 July 1924, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: 15 January 1947, Los Angeles, California, United States of America As a child her father abandoned his wife and five daughters at the outset of the depression and…
92) Trevor Habberstad Stunt Coordinator who Sadly Passed Away From Cancer Born: 15 May 1989, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 19 February 2017, Santa Clarita, California, United States of America He worked on Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, the rebooted X-Men franchise, American Sniper, Divergent, The Wolf of Wall Street, Star Trek Into Darkness,…