(born April 3, 1967) is an American professional chef best known for her featured role as an “Iron Chef” on the Food Network television show Iron Chef America…
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016
Augustine of Hippo
(13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, or Blessed Augustine, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy.
Hans Fróði Hansen
(born 24 August 1975 in Leirvík, Faroe Islands) is a retired football player and now manager from the Faroe Islands, who had started a second career as fashion and beauty advisor under the name Hans F. Hansen of Scandinavia
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova
(2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Tyrion Lannister
(also referred to as “the Imp” or “the Halfman”) is a fictional character in A Song of Ice and Fire, a series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
(c. AD 46 – c. AD 120 (aged 74) was a Greek historian, biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist known primarily for his Parallel Lives and Moralia. n addition to his duties as a priest of the Delphic temple, Plutarch was also a magistrate in Chaeronea.
Saturday, June 18, 2016
Linda Ellerbee
(born August 15, 1944) is an American journalist who is most known for several jobs at NBC News, including Washington, D.C. correspondent, and also as host of the Nickelodeon network’s Nick News with Linda Ellerbee…
Friday, June 17, 2016
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (March 28, 1986), better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress noted for her flamboyant and diverse contributions to the music industry via her fashion, live performances, and music videos. With global album and single sales of 27 million and 125 million, respectively.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Maya Angelou
(born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) American author and poet. She published six autobiographies, five books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning more than fifty years.
Wilma Pearl Mankiller
(November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010) was the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation. A liberal member of the Democratic Party,she served as principal chief for ten years from 1985 to 1995.
Monday, June 13, 2016
Fred McFeely Rogers
(March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, author, and television host. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his gentle, soft-spoken personality and directness to his audiences.
Sunday, June 12, 2016
John R. “Johnny” Cash
(February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a singer-songwriter, actor, and author, widely considered one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century…
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Pema Chödrön
(born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown on July 14, 1936) is a notable American figure in Tibetan Buddhism. A disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, she is an ordained nun, author, and acharya, senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage Trungpa founded
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton
(born October 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. The wife of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, she was First Lady of the United States during his tenure from 1993 to 2001. She served as a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009.
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Medgar Wiley Evers
(July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi who worked to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi and gain social justice and voting rights.
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Thomas Jefferson
(April 13 1743 – July 4, 1826 (aged 83) The third President of the United States (1801–1809), and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). Jefferson was one of the most influential Founding Fathers. To date, Jefferson is the only president to serve two full terms in office without vetoing a single bill of Congress. Jefferson has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest of U.S. presidents
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Marilyn Monroe
(born Norma Jeane Mortenson) was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade, her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962. She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.