Born May 1924

Pointer often played alongside her daughter, Amy Irving, including in “Carrie.”

His innovative processes reshaped the way artificial Christmas trees are made.

She was the second Black woman in the U.S. to get a doctorate in mathematics.

She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Forced to perform at concentration camps in the “Ghetto Swingers” band.

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