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Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson became the 17th president of the United States after the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was an unlikely man for the job: he had been a poor tailor in Tennessee before…

Crockett Johnson

Name at birth: David Johnson LeiskCrockett Johnson was the pen name of David Johnson Leisk, a New York artist whose most famous work was the children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon (1955). He…

Jimmie Johnson

With four consecutive championships between 2006 and 2009, NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson dominated the sport during the late 2000s. A California kid raised on motocross, he went from racing bikes in…

Robert Johnson

Name at birth: Robert SpencerRobert Johnson was an influential Mississippi blues singer and songwriter who supposedly sold his soul to Satan "at the crossroads" in exchange for his remarkable talent…

Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson is the actress best known for playing a shy sexual adventuress in the 2015 film Fifty Shades of Grey. Born in 1989, Dakota Johnson was a child of Hollywood: her mother was actress…

Leon M. Sandifer Biography

Leon M. SandiferAge: 78 longtime baseball coach at Austin Peay who ran track and played football and baseball while a student at the school from 1937–39; member of the Austin Peay Hall of…

Eugenie M. Anderson Biography

Eugenie M. AndersonAge: 87 first U.S. woman ambassador. Appointed envoy to Denmark by President Truman in 1949. Died: March 31, 1997.Antonio de Almeida1997 DeathsEddie Arcaro

Paul M. Zoll Biography

Paul M. ZollAge: 87 Harvard cardiologist who was a pioneer in the development of the heart monitors, pacemakers, and defibrillators that are today used by millions around the world.Died:…

Ann M. Veneman Biography

Ann M. VenemanGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Agriculture Veneman brings vast experience to Bush's cabinet, having served as President Bush's deputy secretary of agriculture for international…

Charles M. Schulz Remembered

Creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the entire "Peanuts" gang by Beth Rowen Charles Schulz and Snoopy at the premiere of "Peanuts Gallery" at Carnegie Hall. (Source/AP) Related Links Charles…