Vietnam War

He commanded the first spaceflight after the Challenger disaster.

He flew as a combat pilot in three wars.

He was just 17 years old when he helped stage a landmark sit-in.

Smith made FedEx the world’s largest shipping company and a global giant.

He made waves when he became the first political figure to host SNL.

He thwarted Squeaky Fromme’s 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford.

He was also a star of the Cloris Leachman sitcom, “Phyllis.”

French portrayed Father Lonigan in over 400 episodes of NBC’s “Passions,” the daytime drama.

She was the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation.

He faced violence for fighting racial segregation and riding public transportation.