Future President Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s preeminent political theorist, was
born in Shadwell, Virginia on April 13, 1743.

Future President Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and the nation’s preeminent political theorist, was
born in Shadwell, Virginia on April 13, 1743.

Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh)
(May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998)
Tammy Waynette was one of country music’s best-
known artists and biggest-selling female singers
during the late 1960s and first half of the 1970s.
Wynette charted 20 number-one songs on the
Billboard Country Chart. She is credited with
having defined the role of women in country
music during the 1970s.
Tammy died on April 6, 1998, at the age of 55
while sleeping on her couch in her Nashville,
Tennessee, home. Her doctor from said she
died of a blood clot in her lung.



Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004)
Considered one of the most influential actors of the
20th century, Marlon Brando received numerous
accolades throughout his career which spanned
six decades, including two Academy Awards, two
Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy
Film Awards. Brando was also an activist for many
causes, notably the civil rights movement and
various Native American movements.
Woodrow Wilson before Congress in 1917.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
(December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924)
English rock/blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Eric Patrick
Clapton is widely regarded as one of the most important and
influential guitarists of all time. Clapton ranked second in Rolling
Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Tim”" and fourth
in Gibson‘s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". He was also named
number five in Time magazine’s list of "The 10 Best Electric
Guitar Players" in 2009.
