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
22-year old Cornelia Fort became the 1st American woman pilot in a combat zone while flying over Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, December 7, 1941
Fire-fighting specialist Red Adair was one of the first called to extinguish the oil fires started in Kuwait by Saddam Hussein at the end of the Gulf conflict, 1991
Polish flying ace Jan Zumbach of the 303 Kosciuszko Polish Fighter Squadron poses with his Supermarine Spitfire Mk VB, 1943. The plane bears his distinctive Donald Duck symbol