“I would like to be buried in Arlington Cemetery…Even if there are no ashes left, I would like an empty urn placed at Arlington.” “On behalf of the President of the United States, the Department of the Air Force, and a grateful nation, we offer this flag for the faithful and dedicated service of WASP…
612: Kikisoblu Daughter of Chief Seattle (Si’ahl of the Duwamish and Suquamish Tribes) Born: c.1828, Washington State, United States of America Died: 31 May 1896, Seattle, Washington, United States of America Also Known As: Princess Angeline Kikisoblu sold baskets and did the Seattle villagers’ laundry to earn her living. She is the subject of many…
611: Liu Chuyu Chinese Princess of the Liu Song Dynasty Born: c. 446 AD, China Died: 465 AD, China Also Known As: Princess Shanyin or Princess Kuaiji Chuyu was the daughter of Emperor Xiaowu. It is said that Chuyu often complained to her brother after he became Emperor because he had ten thousand concubines and…
610: Billie Burke Academy Award Nominated Actress Born: 7 August 1884, Washington DC, United States of America Died: 14 May 1970, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Billie is most remembered for portraying Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz film. As a child, Billie toured…
609: Alice Liddell Hargreaves The Real Alice In Wonderland Born: 4 May 1852, Westminster, London, United Kingdom Died: 16 November 1934, Westerham, Kent, United Kingdom Alice became a personal friend of author Lewis Carroll when she was a child. Lewis created the world of Wonderland for her and her friends. In recent decades, Alice’s relationship…
“Never having failed, I could not picture what failure meant.” 608: Nellie Bly Journalist Who Pioneered the Field of Investigative Journalism Born: 5 May 1864, Cochran’s Mills, Pennsylvania, United States of America Died: 27 January 1922, The Bronx, New York, United States of America Original Name: Elizabeth Jane Cochran (also spelled Cochrane) Nellie exposed politics,…
https://youtu.be/MUABG_ATs5w 607: Chandra Levy She’s Remembered For Her Death Rather Than How She Lived Born: 14 April 1977, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America Died: c. 1 May 2001, Washington DC, United States of America Chandra was a murdered United States Federal Bureau of Prisons Intern who was missing for over a year before her…
“I have an announcement to make. I am going to enter a convent and serve God. I have thought of it for a long time. I have prayed, and I have decided. I care nothing for the things of the world. I feel I belong in a convent. It is the only place where I…
“I prefer to remain a child in the woods and unattached. Nature means so much to me.” 605: Émilie Dionne The Fourth of Five of the First Set of Quintuplets Known to Survive Infancy Born: 28 May 1934, Callander, Ontario, Canada Died: 6 August 1954, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Laurentides Region, Quebec, Canada The quints were born two…
“I didn’t know a nickel from a quarter until I left home for the first time at age eighteen.” 603: Annette Dionne The Second of Five of the First Set of Quintuplets Known to Survive Infancy Born: 28 May 1934, Callander, Ontario, Canada The quints were born two months premature; their parents having no idea…