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*Featured: John James Audubon
Born April 26, 1785, John James Audubon was an important ornithologist and artist

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847)
Alexander Graham Bell is known for the invention of the telephone. But, there is so much more that you may not have realized...

Angel of Death--Dr. Mengele (March 16, 1911)
Dr. Josef Mengele, Auschwitz' Angel of Death.

First in Space--Yuri Gagarin (April 12, 1961)
In 1961, during the onset of the Great Space Race, the Russians claimed an early lead by launching Vostok, along with its pilot, Yuri Gagarin, into space. Gagarin's life was full, albeit, very short...

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Director (May 10, 1924)
J. Edgar Hoover´s life was the Justice Department. Today, his legacy is shrouded in controversy, but does that controversy outweigh his accomplishments in his 48 year service as FBI Director?

Katharine Hepburn
An article about Katharine Hepburn.