Bill Murray's Life

Bill Murray was born William James Murray on September 21, 1950 in Wilmette, Illinois. He is the fifth of nine children to Edward and Lucille Murray. Bill and most of his siblings worked as caddies, which paid his tuition to Loyola Academy, a Jesuit school. He played sports and did some acting while in Loyola, but in his own words, he said was screwed off, as a metaphor. He enrolled at Regis University in Denver, Colorado to study pre-med but dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. He then joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour with fellow members Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner,and John Belushi. However, while Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi became the original actresses and actors in the 1975 American late-night live television sketch comedy, Saturday Night Live, he joined Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, which also premiered in 1975. After the show was cancelled, he later got the opportunity to join Saturday Night Live. He was an actor and soundtrack in Lost in Translation (2003), and acted in Groundhog Day (1993) and Ghostbusters (1984). He is still living.

Robin Gibb's Life

Robin Hugh Gibb was born on December 22, 1949 in Douglas, United Kingdom, about thirty minutes before his twin brother Maurice Gibb. His parents, Barbara and Hugh Gibb, were both musicians. Barbara sang and Hugh was a drummer and bandleader. Gibb had four siblings, older brother and sister, Lesley and Barry Gibb, twin Maurice, and younger brother Andy Gibb. The Gibb family moved for some time to Manchester, England before emigrating to Australia in 1958. During his childhood, Maurice, Andy, and Robin began a band which went by several names, but finally settled on The Bee Gees. It was in Australia where they first tasted success, topping the charts there in 1965 with Spicks and Specks. In 1966 they relocated back to the UK and landed a recording contract with Polydor. Chart success followed in the United States and the UK. In the late 1960s, tensions arose in the band. Robin briefly left to pursue a solo career but the group reunited and continued to become more successful, including switching to a more disco tone. In  1977 The Bee Gees wrote and produced five songs for the soundtrack of Saturday Night Fever. The film was a hit and the soundtrack album went on to become one of the biggest selling of all time, elevating the band to superstar group status. Robin and the rest of the group also became known for penning hit records for other song artists such as Dolly Parton, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, and Diana Ross. In 2003 Maurice Gibb died. In 2011 it was announced that Robin was suffering with cancer. After a battle with the disease, Gibb died on May 20, 2012. His only surviving sibling is his younger brother, Andy Gibb. He was 62 at the time of his death.

Ozzy Osbourne's Life

Ozzy Osbourne was born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. After Osbourne left school and had odd occupations, he ended up in a band with Geezer Butler. this band then split leading Ozzy and Butler to join Tony Iommi and Bill Ward in a new group that went under several names (including Earth) that ended up being called Black Sabbath after a song of the same name that appeared on their first album (released 1969/1970). He recorded many more albums with Black Sabbath despite the decline of his relationship with Tony Iommi, which after several break-ups led him to being fired from the band in 1979. After a short time, he launched a solo career with a line up behind him that varied immensely from album to album and tour to tour. During the 1980s he was treated several times for alcoholism and was sued twice for suicide of some of his young fan (cleared completely). Following his No More Tears album, he declared his world tour for the last time. In 1991 on his last date, he reformed briefly on stage with Black Sabbath for three songs. However a much talked about reformation tour fell through and Ozzy seemed in retirement. His bassist (Mike Inez) joined Alice in Chains and his lead guitarist (Zakk Wylde) made his own band, Pride and Glory. Now however he recorded a new album and he has said to intend to tour. The album came in Summer 1995 and tour happened to be right after. Geezer Butler has now quit Black Sabbath again, and rejoined Osbourne (Ozzy played bass guitar for him on tour during the mid to late 1980s) and the group was able to perform in the next album. He is currently married to Sharon Osbourne and is still alive.

Arnold Schwartzenegger's Life

Arnold Alois Schwartzenegger was born on July 30, 1947 in Thal, Austria. While growing up in a small, isolated village in Austria, he turned to bodybuilding as his ticket to a better life. Prior to that he served a mandatory for one year in the Austrian military (which began in 1965). After conquering the world as arguably the greatest bodybuilder ever lived. He migrated to the United States of America to make his name in motion pictures. Hampered by his impossible name and thick accent, success eluded him for plenty of years. It wasn't until he found the tailor-made role of Conan that he truly came into his own as a performer. A succession of over-the-top movies made him an international box office star. By alternating violent action movies with lighter, comedic fare, he has solidified his position as most popular -if not most popular- TV star ever. Arnold Schwartzenegger served as thirty-eighth Governor of California from November 17, 2003 to January 3, 2011. Schwartzenegger was currently married to Maria Shriver until the two divorced in 2011. Their marriage was about fifteen years long.

Steven Spielberg's Life

Steven Allan Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He enrolled in California State University Long Beach, but then dropped out to pursue his entertainment career. He built notoriety as an uncredited assistant editor on the classic western Wagon Train (1957). Among Spielberg's early directing efforts were Battle Squad (1961), which combined World War II footage with footage of an airplane on the ground that he make you believe is moving. He also directed Escape to Nowhere (1961) which featured children as World War II soldiers, including Anne Spielberg, his sister. He directed The Last Gun (1959), a western. All of these films Steven Spielberg directed were brief. The next couple of years, Spielberg directed a couple of movies that would portend his future occupation in directing. He directed an unfinished film called Slipstream (1957) starring Lana Antonova. Spielberg happens to still be living today at the age of sixty-five. He is currently married to Kate Capshaw and was formerly married to Amy Irving.

Davy Jones' Life

David Thomas Jones was born on December 30, 1945 in Manchester, United Kingdom. He left home to become a jockey. While he was an apprentice, he was encouraged to go into acting. From that moment, he acted in Coronation Street (1960) and The Pickwick Papers (1952) before landing the role of The Artful Dodger in Oliver! which took him to America's Broadway where he was discovered by Ward Sylvester and brought to L.A. From that moment, he was given a role in the 1966 television show, The Monkees, in which he made fifty-eight television episodes, nine albums, one television special, and a movie before calling its cancellation in the early 1970s. In the mid-1970s, Davy, as he was nicknamed, rejoined Monkee Micky Dolenz and songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart to make an album and touring. Jones had gone on to perform in more plays, including The Real Live Brady Bunch and Oliver! again. Davy Jones died of a heart attack at age sixty-six on February 29, 2012.

Danny DeVito's Life

Daniel Michael "Danny" DeVito was born on November 17, 1944 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. His father, Danny DeVito Sr, was a small business owner whose ventures included a dry cleaning shop, a dairy outlet, a diner, and a pool hall. His mother, Julia, was a homemaker. When Danny was growing up in Asbury Park, Danny Sr. and Julia sent him to private schools. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel grammar school and Oratory Prep School. Following DeVito's graduation in 1962, he took an occupation as a cosmetician at his sister's beauty salon. One year later, he enrolled in New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts so he could learn more about cosmetology. While at the academy, he fell in love with acting and decided to further pursue an acting. During his time, he met another aspiring actor, Moichael Douglas, at the National Playwrights Conference in Waterford, CT. The two actors later went on to collaborate on numerous projects. Soon after, he met Rhea Perlman. They then married on January 28, 1982 and have two children. DeVito acted in Romancing the Stone (1984), Ruthless People (1986),  Throw Momma from the Train (1987), and much more. In 1996, DeVito and his wife Rhea Perlman starred together in Matilda as Matilda's parents, Harry and Zinnia Wormwood. Mara Wilson from Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) starred as Matilda. The rest of the stars were Embeth Davidtz, Pamela "Pam" Ferris, and Brian Levinson. DeVito and Perlman are still married and are still living.

Muhammad Ali's Life

Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. When he was twelve years old, somebody stole his bike. He then moved on to learn boxing. In 1964 he changed his name from Cassius Marcellus Clay to Muhammad Ali. He beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champ in the world. He beat heavyweight kings Sonny Liston, Floyd Patterson, Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Leon Spinks. He defeated light heavyweight champions Archie Moore and Bob Foster. Muhammad Ali defeated European heavyweight champs Henry Cooper, Karl Mildenberger, Jurgen Blin, Joe Bugner, Richard Dunn, Jean-Pierre Coopman, and Alfredo Evangelista. He defeated English and Commonwealth king Brian London. All of Ali's defeats were by heavyweight champions. On January 14, 2012, ESPN announced Muhammad Ali's seventieth birthday, which was celebrated on January 17, 2012. Muhammad Ali is still living today.

Alex Trebek's Life

Alex Trebek was born George Alexander Trebek on July 22, 1940 in Sudbury, Ontario. He was raised in Sudbury as well. Trebek graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Philosophy. After he made his decision to become a newscaster, he joined the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) Canada's premier network in 1961. While he was working he helped organize national news and covered a variety of special events for CBC's radio and television divisions receiving high praise as a broadcaster who retained his poise and composure in the toughest place. In 1966, he became a Canadian game show host on the 1965 game show, Reach for the Top and stayed in the game show for the first seven years until he migrated to the U.S. to host his very first game show in the country called The Wizard of Odds in 1973 on NBC (National Broadcasting Company). Prior to be selected as the host of the 1984 game show Jeopardy! for syndication, he went back to NBC to host a different version of the 1987 game show "Classic Concentration" which was cancelled in 1991. Classic Concentration was Alex's second hit in his almost thirty-year career. It was cancelled because NBC stopped making game shows for daytime TV. On May 17, 2002, Jeopardy! celebrated its four thousandth episode. Trebek is still living today.

Regis Philbin's Life

Regis Philbin was born Regis Francis Xavier Philbin on August 25, 1931 in New York City, New York. He is a TV-talk show host, game show host, singer, author, and a TV personality. He was his parents' only child, growing up in The Bronx, New York. Later, he served in the Navy. After he moved to California, Regis got a show called That Regis Philbin Show in 1964 on KGTV. In 1970 Philbin hosted A.M. Los Angeles on KABC-TV. With his presence, he brought the talk show to Number One in L.A. On A.M. Los Angeles, Sarah Purcell was his co-host, followed by Cyndy Garvey as his second co-host. Cyndy was paired with Philbin also on The Morning Show until Garvey left. He was then paired with Kathie Lee Gifford. They were on LIVE! with Kelly along with Kelly Ripa in 1988. Gifford left the show, leaving the show called Live with Regis until a permanent replacement could be spotted. During his search for a new replacement, Philbin won a Daytime Emmy Award. Kelly Ripa was chosen that same year and then the show became Live with Regis and Kelly. The pairing was successful. In 2002, his 1999 game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire was cancelled. That game show returned the same year, although Regis was replaced by Meredith Vieira. Philbin is still living.

Wolfgang A. Mozart's Life

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a phenomenal composer. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He lived in Austria his whole life. His parents were Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart. His sister, Maria Anna "Nannerl" also played music, same with his dad. Wolfgang started playing music when he was only three! When he was five in 1761, he wrote his first piece of music, Menuett in F. The next year in 1762, the Mozart family traveled to the capital of Austria, Vienna. In Vienna, Wolfgang and Nannerl played for the royal family. The emperor called Wolfgang "a little magician." The empress rewarded the children with beautiful new clothes. For the next three years, the Mozart played for royalty all over Europe. The Mozarts returned home in 1766. When Wolfgang was fourteen, he had written an opera and many other pieces of music. As a teenager, Mozart wrote music for the archbishop of Salzburg, Austria. At age twenty-three, Wolfgang played the organ for the orchestra of the archbishop. But before he played the organ, his mother passed away in 1778. Mozart was twenty-two at the time of his mother's passing. Wolfgang married Constanze Weber in 1782. The next year in 1783, the Mozarts had a baby boy. Soon after, Wolfgang and Constanze traveled to Salzburg and left their son with a nanny. While they were away, the baby died. Wolfgang and Constanze Mozart had five other children after that. Although, three of the children died. Only two children, Karl Mozart and Franz Mozart, survived. The Mozarts were popular, but didn't work for money. In fact, they were poor. They couldn't afford to keep their apartment. They moved to one place and then another. In 1786, Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro. The opera is a famous one, but Wolfgang did not receive a lot of money. In 1787, his father, Leopold Mozart, died. In 1791, Mozart wrote The Magic Flute, a famous opera. It is the story ofa prince and princess who learn the difference between the good and evil. Also in 1791, Wolfgang wrote a largely unfinished requiem to honor a person who has died. Wolfgang died on December 5, 1791 when he did not even finish half of his requiem. He was buried in a mass grave.

Barack Obama's Life

Barack Hussein Obama II was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father, Barack Obama Sr. was born in Kenya and his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham, was born in Wichita, Kansas. His parents met and married when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Their marriage ended two years later and his mother remarried before the Obamas moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. He attended school in Indonesia until he was ten in 1971. He moved back to Hawaii where he lived with his maternal grandparents where he enrolled in Punahou Academy. After graduated from high school in 1979 and attended Occidental College in Los Angeles and transferred in Columbia University. He graduated in 1983. He moved to Chicago, Illinois to work as a community organizer in the Roseland community and in public housing on the South Side. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts to attend Harvard Law School and he graduated in with honors in 1991. The next year in 1992 he married Michelle Robinson and their two daughters are named Malia and Sasha Obama. Obama returned to Illinois to work as a civil rights lawyer and he taught at the University of Chicago. In 1996 he was elected to the Illinois State Senate representing the Southside and Hyde Park where FDR was born. Eight years later, he became the third African-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate. In 2007 he announced his candidacy for President of the United States. On November 4, 2008 he won against Senator of Arizona John McCain and became the first African-American to be elected President. Note: Obama became President on January 20, 2009 and the Vice President is Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden.

George W. Bush's Life

George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut to future President George Herbert Walker Bush and First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush. He grew in Houston, Texas where he attended private schools. He received a bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1968 and then he served as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. He enrolled in Harvard Business School in 1975 and earned a Master of Business Administration degree. Two years later in 1977 George married Laura Welch. They have twin daughters. George bought the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989 by forming a partnership with a group of investors. He served as general manager and partner of the Texas Ranger baseball team until he was elected as Governor of Texas in 1994. Six years later he was elected President of the United States in 2001 against Incumbent Vice President Albert Arnold "Al" Gore. During his first term (2001-2005) the terrorist attacked on September 11, 2001. He created the Department of Homeland Security to help government agencies work together to protect Americans. The United States military led an international force that invaded Afghanistan and removed the oppressive Taliban government. George also ordered the invasion of Iraq which removed Saddam Hussein and established a democratic government. He was re-elected to a second term in 2004. He returned to his ranch in Crawford, Texas in 2009. He will build his Presidential library at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Note: Bush was President from 2001 to 2009 and the Vice President was Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney.

Bill Clinton's Life

William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. His mother married Roger Clinton, so his name was changed to William Jefferson Clinton. He moved to Washington, D.C. to attend Georgetown University. In 1968 he won a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University in Oxford. He received a law degree from Yale University in 1973. Bill Clinton married Hillary Rodham in 1975 and they have one daughter named Chelsea. He taught at the University of Arkansas. In 1976 Clinton was elected Arkansas Attorney General. In 1978 he ran for Governor of Arkansas and won. He lost his bid for a second term but he regained the office four years later and served until he won the 1992 presidential race against incumbent George Bush. As President of the United States, Clinton reduced the national debt. He promoted international trade and convinced Congress to pass the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the US, Canada, and Mexico. Bill was a proponent for an expanded NATO. He won the re-election bid in 1996. He retired in 2001 after serving two terms as President of the United States. His wife, Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2008 but lost to Barack Obama, so Obama appointed Hillary to be Secretary of State. Note: Clinton was President from 1993 to 2001 and the Vice President was Albert Arnold "Al" Gore.

George H.W. Bush's Life

George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924 in Milton, Massachusetts. He was the son of Prescott Bush. He attended private schools in Connecticut and Philips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. In 1942, he served in the Navy as a pilot during World War II and received the Distinguished Flying Cross after being shot down over the Pacific in 1944. George Bush married Barbara Pierce in 1945 and together they had six children. One of his daughters died of leukemia at age four. His oldest son, George W. Bush, became Governor of Texas and one of his other sons became Governor of Florida. In 1948 he graduated from Yale University. He was elected to Congress in 1966. In 1974 he was appointed by President Ford as the U.S. liaison officer to the People's Republic of China. Bush was Vice President of the United States for eight years while Ronald Wilson Reagan was Presient of the United States for those of the eight years. George was inaugurated as President on January 20, 1989 after winning the 1988 presidential election. Bush supported democratization in the Soviet Union, which dissolved in 1991, and in Eastern Europe. He raised taxes to combat budget deficits. His popularity diminished in late 1991 due to the economic recession. He lost the re-election bid to Bill Clinton. George Bush and his wife are still living in Texas. Note: Bush was President from 1989 to 1993 and the Vice President was James Danforth "Dan" Quayle.

Ronald Reagan's Life

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois. He attended public schools and enrolled in Eureka College in Illinois, where he studied economics and sociology. After graduating in 1932, he worked as a radio announcer in Iowa. In 1937 he started his career as a actor. He has appeared in over 50 movies in his twenty-seven year career. Ronald Reagan married actress Jane Wyman in 1940 and together they had a daughter and adopted a son. They married until 1949 when they divorced. So far, Ronald is the only President to have one of his marriages end in a divorce. All the rest, either the President died or the wife died. Ronald Reagan married Nancy Davis in 1952 and together they had two children as well as Reagan and Wyman. Ronald ran for Governor of California in 1967 and won. He was inaugurated President of the United States on January 20, 1981 after defeating Jimmy Carter in November, 1980. He ran for President of the United States in1984 and won. He served two terms as President. He returned to Bel Air, California in 1989. Five years later and ten years before his death, Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's disease in 1994. He died in Bel Air, California on June 5, 2004 at 93 years and 120 days, only forty-five days less than Gerald Ford. Note: Reagan was President from 1981 to 1989 and the Vice President was George H.W. Bush.

Jimmy Carter's Life

James Earl "Jimmy" Carter was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. Carter grew up on a peanut farm. He left home to attend the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland where he studied nuclear physics and graduated in 1946. That same year, Jimmy Carter married Eleanor Rosalynn Smith. He served in the Navy for seven years and returned home to run the family business. Jimmy served on the school board and educational advisory boards. He was a strong advocate for Civil Rights. In 1962 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. He served one term in the Senate. He ran for Governor of Georgia and won. Jimmy was nominated by the Democrats to run for President of the United States against Gerald Ford in 1976 and he won. As President he established diplomatic ties with China and helped to write the Camp David Accords; as peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. He helped negotiate the Salt II treaty with Russia. During his administration Carter was criticized for the poor economy. In 1979, a group of Iranian took the staff of the U.S. Embassy hostage. Efforts to negotiate the release of the fifty-two hostages in Iran consumed the later half of his term. Carter was not successful and this was perceived as weakness and made him unpopular. Jimmy was defeated by Ronald Reagan in the 1980 presidential election. He was only fifty-six when he left office in 1981. After his administration, Carter started the Carter Center to introduce democracy throughout the world. He won the Nobel Prize in 2002. He is the only President to win the Nobel Prize after his term as President. He is still living today. Note: Carter was President from 1977 through 1981 and the Vice President was Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale.

Gerald Ford's Life

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr. on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was his parents' first and only child. He moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan with his mother when his parents divorced. In 1916, his mother married Gerald Rudolph Ford. The little Ford's name was not legally changed until 1935. He was a popular student and athlete- he played football in high school and college at the University of Michigan. Gerald then went on to law school and he was admitted to the bar. He joined the Navy in 1942 to fight in World War II. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander and remained on active duty until 1946. After World War II, he ran for a seat in Congress and won. He spent twenty-five years in the House of Representatives. Gerald Ford married Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Bloomer in 1948 and together they had four children. In 1973, after the resignation of Vice President of the United States Spiro Theodore Agnew, Richard Nixon asked Ford to be Vice President. Although eight months later on August 9, 1974, Nixon resigned from office and Ford was inaugurated President of the United States that same day. That was the reason Ford is the only President of the United States and Vice President of the United States who was not elected to any of those offices. He did not serve a full term because of that mishap and because in the 1976 presidential election, he lost to Jimmy Carter. Gerald retired to Rancho Mirage, California and he died on December 26, 2006. He is now known as the oldest President to live because he died at 93 years and 165 days. Note: Ford was President from 1974 to 1977 and the Vice President was Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller.

Richard M. Nixon's Life

Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. His family moved to Whittier, California where he and his five brothers attended public school and worked at his father's store. He enrolled in Whittier College when he was 17. In 1934, Nixon received a scholarship to Duke University Law School in North Carolina. After he graduated, he tried to get a job with a law firm in New York but he got turned down every time and returned to Whittier where he met and married Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan. Nixon joined the Navy in 1942. Eleven years later Vice President of the United States under President of the United States Dwight David Eisenhower. Eisenhower was inaugurated in January, 1953. Nixon worked as an active leader during his eight years as Vice President when Dwight was sick. Nixon ran for President against John F. Kennedy and lost. Two years later, he ran for Governor of California and lost to that as well. Six years in 1968 he ran for President and won. On August 9, 1974 Nixon resigned while in office because of the Watergate scandal. Richard's administration is known as one of the worst ones in history. He retired to San Clemente, California. His wife died on June 22, 1993. "Tricky Dick" died exactly ten months later on April 22, 1994. Note: Nixon was President from 1969 through 1974 and the Vice Presidents were Spiro Theodore Agnew and Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

Lyndon Johnson's Life

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in Stonewall, Texas. He attended public schools and after realizing how hard it was to find a job without a college degree, enrolled in Southwest Texas State Teachers College. He graduated in 1930. He taught for one year in the Texas schools and left to enter politics. Lyndon Johnson married Claudia Alta Taylor aka Lady Bird Johnson. Together they had two children named Lynda and Luci. Johnson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1937. He joined the Navy when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and he fought in the Pacific theater. He returned from the war in July, 1942 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered all members of Congress, in military service, to return their duties. In 1948 he was elected to the United States Senate and became the Democratic majority leader in 1954. He was elected Vice President of the United States when John Fitzgerald Kennedy won the presidential race on November 9, 1963 against Nixon. Lyndon took the oath of office as President of the United States ninty-nine minutes after John F. Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963. Johnson ran for President in 1964 and fortunately he won. He passed Kennedy's bills on civil rights, poverty and conservation. During his administration he was known for creating the "Great Society" that promoted equal rights for all and provided health insurance to the elderly. Lyndon decided not to run for President of the United States in 1968 and retired to move back to San Antonio, Texas. He suffered two heart attacks in his retirement and his last one proved fatal. He died of the fatal heart attack in San Antonio on January 22, 1973. Note: Johnson was President from 1963 through 1969 and the Vice President was Hubert Horatio Humphrey.

John F. Kennedy's Life

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the second of nine children. He was born to parents Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald and Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. He attended private schools and enrolled in Princeton University. During the summer of his freshman year he traveled to London, England where he fell ill with jaundice. It took him two years for him to fully recover. He continued his studied at Harvard University and graduated with honors in 1940. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, John signed up with the Navy and became a Naval Commander. He had to leave the Navy in 1944 after he received malaria. Kennedy was elected to the Congress in 1946 in a Boston district and then he re-elected two times. In 1953, he was elected Senator of Massachusetts after defeating Henry Cabot Lodge. Also in 1953 John "Jack" Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Bouvier on September 12 and together they had four children named Arabella Kennedy (August 12, 1956-August 12, 1956), Caroline Kennedy (November 27, 1957), John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. (November 25, 1960-July 16, 1999), and Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (August 7, 1963-August 9, 1963.) He was inaugurated as President of the United States on January 20, 1961 after defeating Richard Milhous Nixon on November 9, 1960. He did not get a chance to serve a full term because on November 22, 1963 he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald did not go to court or to jail because of his own death two days later on November 24, 1963. He was shot by Jack Ruby. Note: Kennedy was President from 1961 to 1963 and the Vice President was Lyndon Baines Johnson.

Dwight Eisenhower's Life

Dwight David Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas.  His family moved to Abilene, Kansas where his father bought a house on a 10-acre farm. He worked on the farm with his four brothers. His nickname was "Ike" which was what everybody called him. In high school he worked nights at the creamery where he studied his lessons. He was accepted to West Point and graduated in 1915. The next year in 1916, Dwight Eisenhower married Marie Geneva "Mamie" Doud. General Douglas MacArthur asked Dwight to assist him in planning the defense of the Philippines. In 1942 Eisenhower became the commanding General of the American Forces in the European theater and the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces in North Africa, commanding the British and American troops. One year later he was promoted to full (four star) general. On June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, he was promoted to General of the Army. On May 7, 1945 the German Army surrendered. For the next three years Dwight was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army until he was named President of Columbia University. He was nominated by the Republicans to run for President in 1952 and he won. While he was President, in 1955 he suffered a severe heart attack and another stroke. He ran for President in 1956 and won. He served two terms as President of the United States. During his administration he was engaged in foreign policy, which ended the Korean War, and negotiating with China, Cuba, and Russia. He retired in  1961 and he died in Washington, D.C. at Walter Reed Hospital on March 28, 1969. Note: Eisenhower was President form 1953 through 1961 and the Vice President was Richard Milhous Nixon.

Harry S Truman's Life

Harry Truman was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He had no middle name, so he just added the S to his name with no period. He was the first President to play the piano. He woke up at 5:00AM and practiced for at least two hours a day before school time. He was the only twentieth-century to not receive a college degree, meaning he did not attend college. Harry Truman married Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace in 1919 and they had one child named Margaret. He was a senator from Missouri for ten years before he was inaugurated Vice President of the States on January 20, 1945. He was Vice President until April 12, 1945 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in office that day. Harry Truman was in the 1948 presidential race and won. He declined to serve another term. While he was in office in 1945, on September 2, he used the atomic bomb when the United States attacked Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki which caused Japan to surrender and soon ended World War II. He returned to Independence, Missouri where he devoted his time to the Truman Library. He retired for 19 years before he died in Independence on December 26, 1972 at age eighty-eight. Note: Truman was President from 1945 through 1953 and the Vice President was Alben William Barkley.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Life

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He was his parents' only child. Him and Theodore Roosevelt were fifth cousins. His parents took about seven weeks to agree on Franklin's name. He was tutored by a governess and he took frequent trips to Europe. He graduated in 1904 from Harvard University and attended Columbia University Law School in New York. He married a distant cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1905 and together they had six children. He passed the bar exam and joined a law firm on Wall Street. He ran for the New York Senate and won when he was twenty-eight years old. President Wilson appointed Franklin assistant Secretary of the Navy three years later in 1913. FDR traveled to Canada when he developed polio in 1921 at age thirty-nine. After he contracted polio, it left him paralyzed waist and lower for the rest of his life. In 1929 he ran for Governor of New York and he won. He served one term as Governor. Roosevelt was in the 1932 presidential race along with former President Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt won in a landslide victory. In 1936 he ran for a second term as President and won. The economy had reached the prosperity levels of the 1920s by then. In 1940 he ran for a third term and won. He is the only President to served up to three terms. He became President in 1941. On December 7 of 1941 the United States Naval fleet was attacked by the Japanese Air Force. The United States declared war with Japan. On December 8, Roosevelt declared war with Italy and on December 11 war with Germany. Roosevelt was President during the Great Depression. The United States was embroiled in World War II in part of Roosevelt's president. Franklin was elected to a fourth term in 1944 and began his fourth term on January 20, 1945. Roosevelt died of a stroke in Georgia at age sixty-three three months later on April 12, 1945. Note: FDR was President from 1933 to 1945 and the Vice Presidents were John Nance Garner, Henry Agard Wallace and Harry Truman.