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Mountain climber Luther Jerstad was part of the team of American climbers that summited Mount Everest in 1963.

Eleanor McIlhenny reported from the Panama Canal Zone during and after World War II. The canal was critically important during the war, allowing US warships to cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

The television sitcom The Addams Family featured a bizarre cast of characters. Produced by David Levy, the show was known for its zany satire and screwball comedy.

Sacajawea was a young Shoshone woman who joined Lewis and Clark’s expedition across North America between 1803 and 1806. There is much speculation about where Sacajawea was buried, with several contradicting accounts from Wyoming historians Grace Raymond Hebard and Blanche Schroer.

Hugh Downs was the host of the popular morning broadcast, The Today Show from 1962 through 1972. He was known for his unruffled, low-key manner of broadcasting, and for a period of time was the most watched personality on television.

Dwight D. Eisenhower is known as a World War II General and the 34th President. But he was reluctant to enter politics following the war, and it was only after much persuasion, that he became a presidential candidate.

Airline dispatchers played an important role in keeping pilots safe in the 1930s after ground to air radio communication systems were invented.

The American invasion of Normandy was a critical step towards victory in World War II. War correspondent Kenneth G. Crawford was the first reporter ashore at Utah Beach. 

Duncan Renaldo played the Cisco Kid in film and on television during the 1950s. He was a cowboy with a big heart always ready to ride to the rescue.

Colonel Murray C. Bernays of the U.S. War Department played an instrumental role in establishing the framework for the Nuremberg Trials, following World War II.