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Singer Gladys Knight has given voice to multiple R&B hits (with and without her Pips), including “Midnight Train to Georgia.”

Biggie Smalls, also known as “The Notorious B.I.G.,” was a revered hip-hop artist and face of East Coast gangsta rap. He was shot and killed on March 9, 1997.

Bing Crosby sang such hit songs as the ever-popular holiday classic “White Christmas.” The beloved crooner was also a star of radio, movies and television.

James Armistead was an enslaved African American, best known for his work as a spy during the American Revolution.

Woody Guthrie was a singer-songwriter, and one of the legendary figures of American folk music.

Serial killer Belle Gunness is reported to have murdered more than 40 people between 1884 and 1908 before disappearing without a trace.

American actor Robert Reed played quintessential family man Mike Brady in the popular sitcom ‘The Brady Bunch’ from 1969 to 1974.

Attorney Johnnie Cochran took on highly publicized police brutality cases and defended such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and O. J. Simpson.

Wilbur Wright is best known for developing the first successful airplane with his brother, Orville.

Mary Mahoney became the first Black woman to complete nurse’s training in 1879.