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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court for almost three decades, from her appointment President Bill Clinton in 1993 until her death in office in 2020. A New…

William Safire

Name at birth: William Safir Conservative figurehead William Safire was an author and speechwriter for Richard Nixon before winning a Pulitzer Prize during his 30-year run as a columnist for The New…

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd was part of the Toronto comedy troupe Second City before he became a star as one of the original cast members of TV's Saturday Night Live in 1975. Aykroyd was adept at playing stern-…

Anwar al-Sadat

Anwar al-Sadat was Egypt's president from 1970 until his assassination in 1981. He came to political power as an associate of Gamal Abdel Nasser, leader of the revolution that overthrew the monarchy…

Stephen Breyer Biography

Stephen BreyerUnited States Supreme Court Associate JusticeBorn: 8/15/1938Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1964, Stephen Breyer held a clerkship…

Gerald Ford

Name at birth: Leslie Lynch King, Jr.Gerald Ford became president of the United States after the Watergate scandal forced Richard Nixon from office in 1974. Though he served as president for only 29…

Madeleine Albright

Name at birth: Marie Jana KörbelovaMadeleine Albright was the first woman ever to hold the post of U.S. Secretary of State. Albright's father was Josef Körbel, a member of the Czech diplomatic corps…

Patty Hearst

The granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, Patricia "Patty" Hearst was a college student in Berkeley, California when she was kidnapped in February of 1974 by a neo-…