MIKE GRACIA

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)

1999

John Deere (February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886) was born in
Rutland, Vermont.

Entrepreneur John Deere was entrepreneur invented the steel plow and
founded Deere & Company that had a worth of more than $40 billion in
2010. He began working as a blacksmith’s apprentice at age 17.

1950

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)

The salvation Army is a charitable organization founded in 1865 in London by
one-time Methodist circuit–preacher William Booth. Originally known as the East
London Christian Mission, in 1878 Booth reorganized the mission, becoming its
first General and introducing the military structure which has been retained to
the present day. The current world leader of The Salvation Army is General
André Cox, who was elected by the High Council of The Salvation Army on
August 3, 2013.

William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912)

André Cox, General of The Salvation Army.

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. is known for his production and
songwriting work with The Supremes and Stevie Wonder. He also worked
with The Jackson 5, The Four Tops, and Marvin Gaye. He dropped out of
high school and trained to be a professional boxer.