Union General Daniel Sickles was the first person to successfully use the temporary insanity plea in court. He killed his wife's lover and was cleared of murder after pleading temporary insanity
Admiral David Farragut and General Gordon Granger. Farragut became the first federal naval commander to be promoted to the rank of Admiral on July 25, 1866
Cuban President Fidel Castro shaking hands with American vice-president Richard Nixon during a press reception at The White House in April 1959, following his takeover of Havana earlier that year
"My breakthrough came very late in life, really only starting when I was fifty years old. But at that time I felt as though I had the strength for new deeds and ideas." — Edvard Munch
Wally Schirra became the fifth American in space, piloting the Mercury-Atlas 8 on a six-orbit mission lasting 9 hours, 13 minutes, and 11 seconds on October 3, 1962
John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan created the US Steel Coorporation and became one of the first billion dollar enterprises. He owned over three-fifths of steel production and business in the United States
Field Marshal Douglas Haig in his headquarters in France, 1918. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with one of the highest casualties in British military history
Christa McAuliffe, teacher. First U. S. Private Citizen in space, aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle which exploded shortly after lift off, January 28, 1986
Stirling Moss reflects on his epic 1955 Mille Miglia victory. Moss's time of 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds, and his average speed of 98.53 mph (159 km/h)
Dr. Elizabeth Bruyn was an ambulance surgeon in New York City. On her first day at work in 1910, she saved the life of an 18 month old baby who had been overcome by gas from a leak in an apartment
In a battle of former Olympic gold medalists in Nov 1965, Muhammad Ali kept Floyd Patterson from becoming the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times by winning via a 12th round TKO
