F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American writer who rose to popularity during the Roaring 20s. His marriage to Zelda Sayre would end because of his alcoholism and her schizophrenia before his early death at the age of 44.

William Randolph Hearst inherited the San Francisco Examiner newspaper from his father, ultimately growing his media empire to a national powerhouse through sensationalism and yellow journalism.

George Wallace was elected to the Alabama governorship four times on a platform of segregation before ultimately renouncing his segregationist ideology and seeking reconciliation with civil rights leaders.

Stonewall Jackson served in the Mexican-American War where he earned a reputation for bravery and toughness in battle, ultimately leading his Confederate Army forces to many victories against superior numbers of Union soldiers.

Sitting Bull was a proven warrior and leader of the Lakota Sioux tribe during one of the most tumultuous periods for Native Americans as the discovery of gold and subsequent westward expansion forced them from their lands.

James Buchanan was a lawyer by training but a lifelong politician, ultimately becoming U.S. president in 1856 where he would face the rising tension over slavery in America, building towards the Civil War.

Medgar Evers was a WWII veteran and civil rights activist who worked as an NAACP field secretary in Mississippi before he was assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith.