Charles Lindbergh in the Spirit of St Louis as he flies over Paris.
Samuel Moore "Sam" Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992)
Sam Walton is the founder of Sam’s Club and the Walmart retail chain. He
pioneered the idea of consistently stocked shelves with wide-ranging goods
and products. When young, he delivered newspapers, farmed, and sold
magazines. He later worked at J.C. Penney in Des Moines, Iowa, as a
management trainee. Walton managed his first variety store, which was
part of the Butler Brothers chain, in 1945 when he was only 26.
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 3, 2016)
NEW YORK (AP) – Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice
White, whose horn-driven band sold more than 90 million
albums and made hits like "September," ”Shining Star"
and "Boogie Wonderland," died Wednesday at his home
in Los Angeles.
White, who was 74, suffered from Parkinson’s Disease
and had retreated from the public even as the band he
founded kept performing.