Monday, February 12, 2018

Amelia Mary Earhart

 (July 24, 1897 – disappeared July 2, 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and author.Earhart was the first aviatrix (female pilot) to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.During an attempt to make a circumnavigation flight of the globe in 1937 Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.

Friday, February 9, 2018

Carole King

Did you know...
... that today is the Birthday of Carole King (1942)? An American composer and singer-songwriter, Carole King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in the USA, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. Happy birthday, Carole!

Theodore Roosevelt

 (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) 26th President United States,(09/14/1901 – 03/4/1909.) Remembered for his energetic personality, range of interests & achievements, model of masculinity, & his “cowboy” image. A leader of the Progressive Movement & the Republican Party

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Mary Hunter Austin

(September 9, 1868 – August 13, 1934) was an American writer. One of the early nature writers of the American Southwest, her classic The Land of Little Rain (1903) describes the fauna, flora and people – as well as evoking the mysticism and spirituality – of the region between the High Sierra and the Mojave Desert of southern California.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

The Lakota

natively known as the Lak?óta (pronounced [la?k?ota]), also known as Teton, and Teton Sioux. They speak the Lakota language, the westernmost of the three closely related languages that belong to the Siouan language family, occupying lands in both North and South Dakota. According to some historical sources the Lakota were at one point in their history part of a confederation of seven related Sioux tribes, the O?héthi Šakówi? or Seven Council Fires, and as such are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains of North America.

Friday, February 2, 2018

Annie Leonard

She is a tireless fighter for the environment and a longtime leader in the movement to change the way we make, use, and throw away Stuff

Joseph Patrick Kennedy III

(born October 4, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district since 2013.