During the presidency of Woodrow WIlson, suffrage was a hot topic. Women fought for their right to vote. One organization fighting for the rights of women was the National Woman’s Party formed by Alice Paul. Paul was born January 11, 1885 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Her mother was a member of the American Woman … Continue reading The Silent Sentinels
Alice Roosevelt took the nation by storm when she moved into the White House with her father, Theodore, and stepmother, Edith, in 1901. She was a 17 year old spitfire. Her father once told a friend, “I can either run the country or I can attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both. Alice … Continue reading Alice Roosevelt
Rob Hall was born January 14, 1961 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He met Jan Arnold at Mt. Everest in 1990. That same year, he and his climbing partner, Gary Ball, climbed the Seven Summits (the highest peak on every continent) in 7 months. Rob and Jan’s first date was climbing the highest peak in North … Continue reading Rob Hall
Maurice Wilson was born April 21, 1898 in Bradford, England. The day he turned 18, he enlisted in the British Army and served in World War I. In the Battle of Passchendaele, he fought alone to protect his injured unit against the German forces. He received the Military Cross for his bravery. Shortly after, he … Continue reading Maurice Wilson
Romell Broom’s execution by lethal injection was scheduled for 1:30pm on September 15, 2009. On the phone with his brother the night before, Romell told him that he was ready for it to be over and he was tired of being told what to do all the time. The execution drugs were delivered at 1:31pm … Continue reading Romell Broom
At approximately 12:30am on May 17, 1891, 36 year old George Painter came running out of the room he rented at 86 South Green Street in Chicago, Illinois and told fellow boarders that his wife had been murdered. He ran out the front door, looking for a police officer. At the crime scene, police found … Continue reading George Painter
Robert "Bobby" George Pickett was born February 11, 1938 in Somerville, Massachusetts. Growing up, he watched a lot of films at the movie theater his father managed. He became very good at impersonating famous actors, most notably, Boris Karloff. Bobby died of leukemia in Los Angeles, California on April 25, 2007. He was 69 years … Continue reading Bobby Pickett and Boris Karloff
Dennis Carl Wilson was born December 4, 1944 to Murry and Audree Wilson in Inglewood, California. Dennis is best known as a founding member of the band The Beach Boys. The Beach Boys was formed by Dennis along with his brothers Brian and Carl, their cousin, Mike Love and a friend, Al Jardine. Dennis abused … Continue reading Charles Manson and Dennis Wilson
María Guadalupe Villalobos Vélez was born on July 18, 1908 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico to Jacobo Villalobos Reyes and Josefina Vélez. Her mother was an opera singer and her father was a colonel in the armed forces. When Lupe was 13, she went to San Antonio, Texas to study at Our Lady of the … Continue reading Lupe Vélez
Jose Ramón Gil Samaniego was born February 6 1899 to Mariano and Leonor Samaniego in Durango, Mexico. Everyone called him Ramon. Ramon’s father was a successful doctor and his mother was a stay at home mom of 13 children. The family escaped Mexico during the Mexican Revolution in 1913. They moved to Los Angeles, California. … Continue reading Ramon Novarro
