Saturday, February 28, 2015

Felice Leonardo “Leo” Buscaglia PhD

(March 31, 1924 – June 12, 1998), also known as “Dr. Love,” was an American author and motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Joanne “Jo” Rowling

(31 July 1965), pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies.

Friday, February 13, 2015

David Livingstone

 (19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley on 10 November 1871 gave rise to the popular quotation “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr.

(born October 7, 1966) is a poet, writer, and filmmaker. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a Native American with ancestry of several tribes, growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

 (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945)(aged 63) The 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he forged a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Charles Monroe Schulz

 (November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Vincent Thomas “Vince” Lombardi

 (June 11, 1913– September 3, 1970),was an American football player, coach, and executive