Oprah Winfrey

Did you know...
... that today is the Birthday of Oprah Winfrey (1954)? Oprah Winfrey, an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist, is best known for her talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history. Trivia fans: Winfrey was named "Orpah" on her birth certificate after the biblical figure in the Book of Ruth, but people mispronounced it regularly and "Oprah" stuck.

Basil of Caesarea

also called Saint Basil the Great, ( 330 AD – January 1, 379 AD) was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.

Colin Luther Powell

( April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. Serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, he was the 65th United States Secretary of State and the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Adviser (1987–1989), as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command (1989) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989–1993), holding the latter position during the Gulf War.

Robert Holden

(born 1965) is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of positive psychology and well-being, and is considered “Britain’s foremost expert on happiness”.He is the founder of the “Happiness Project”, which runs an eight-week course annually, called “Happiness Now”,and the author of 10 best-selling books such as, Happiness NOW!, Be Happy, Success Intelligence and Shift Happens!…

Jane Morris Goodall

(April 3, 1934) British primatologist & UN Messenger of Peace, best known for her 45-year study of social & family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and she has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues.

Martin Luther King Jr.

(January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) (aged 39) An American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement. His main legacy is securing progress on civil rights in the United States. Because of this work, he has become a human rights icon. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.

Peter Mark Roget

Did you know...
... that today is Thesaurus Day? Peter Mark Roget, author of Roget's Thesaurus, was born on this day in 1779. Celebrate his birthday today by checking out your trusty thesaurus (OK, go online if you don't have one!), learn some new words, and stretch your vocabulary!

Mother Teresa

(26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997) (Age 87) Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in 1950. Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and given the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Jeffry Lane Flake

(born December 31, 1962) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who since 2013 has served as the Junior United States Senator from Arizona. Due to his opposition to President Trump, Flake announced on October 24, 2017, that he would retire at the end of his current term instead of seeking re-election in 2018.

Brian Leslie Weiss

(born November 6, 1944) is an American psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and author who specializes in past life regression. His research includes reincarnation, past life regression, future life progression, and survival of the human soul after death.

Helen Adams Keller

(June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) An American author, political activist, lecturer & the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. At 19 months old she contracted an illness, that left her deaf and blind. Keller wrote a total of 12 published books and several articles. She is remembered as an advocate for people with disabilities, amid numerous other causes.

Stephen Tyrone Colbert

(born May 13, 1964) is an American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor. He is the host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, a satirical news show in which Colbert portrays a caricatured version of conservative political pundits

Sri Chinmoy

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964.

Tony Robbins

(born Anthony J. Mahavorick February 29, 1960) is an American life coach and self-help author

Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks

 ( born 8 March 1948) is a British Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and politician.

Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as “Maybellene” (1955), “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956), “Rock and Roll Music” (1957) and “Johnny B. Goode” (1958), Berry refined and developed rhythm and blues into the major elements that made rock and roll distinctive. Writing lyrics that focused on teen life and consumerism, and developing a music style that included guitar solos and showmanship, Berry was a major influence on subsequent rock music