Jonathan Thomas Stratman

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Roger Arthur Peterson (Buddy Holly Pilot), February 3, 1959 (03:00)
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

The Buddy Holly pilot. Everybody knows how Roger Peterson died, but almost nobody knows who he was.
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George Raymond Wagner, December 26, 1963 (03:00)
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

The Greeks may have invented wrestling, but it took one man ... Gorgeous George ... to really put the shine on it.
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Jack Norworth, September 1, 1959 (03:00)
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

You may not know his name, but chances are good you could sing, hum or whistle one of his tunes.
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Amy Beach, December 27, 1944 (03:00)
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

So ... who was Amy Beach? Simply one of the greatest American composers many of us have never heard.
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Nguyen Sinh Cung, September 3, 1969 (03:00)
From: Jonathan Thomas Stratman

When he finally went home to Viet Nam, he began using a name from an I.D. card he had purchased: Ho Chi Minh ... which means "bringer of light." And he joined his Viet Minh ...