Aaron was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002.
Born 1934
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Reilly played Sean Donely on “Gemeral Hospital” from 1984 to 1994.
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He was country music’s first Black superstar.
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He was the first Black American to be the U.S. team’s flag bearer at the Olympics.
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Bridges was determined that her children would get good educations.
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He won 8 NBA titles with the Celtics as a player and 2 as head coach.
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Di Prima was one of the last surviving poets of the Beat Generation.
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Greene won the Newbery Honor for her 1974 book “Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe.”
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He led Arizona to the National Championship Title in 1997.
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Buxton and Althea Gibson won doubles at the French Open and Wimbledon in 1956.