George Washington
(February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)

On February 22, 1732, George Washington was
born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the first
of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball
Washington. (Augustine had three additional
children from his first marriage.) An initially
loyal British subject, Washington eventually
led the Continental Army in the American
Revolution and became the new nation’s first
president. He is often referred to as the father
of the United States.

ROSS SIMPSON

Susan B. Anthony (February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906)

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and
women’s rights activist who played a pivotal role in the
women’s suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family
committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery
petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New
York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

CARLATA BRADLEY

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)

Edison developed many devices in fields such as electric
power generation, mass communication, sound recording,
and motion pictures.      

  
TIM MAGUIRE

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

James Dean was one of those rare stars whose persona became
more famous than any of his films — and yet he would only live
to see one of those films released. The adaptation of Steinbeck’s
epic novel “East of Eden” (1955).

James Dean’s brief yet iconic time in the spotlight came to an
abrupt end when he died in a tragic car accident . The details
of his death remain both perplexing and disturbing to this day.

America’s 40th President Ronald Wilson Reagan was born
in Tampico, Illinois, on this day in history, Feb. 6, 1911.

Prior to his presidency, he served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975 and was the president of the
Screen Actors Guild from 1947 to 1952 and from 1959 until
1960.