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Nicole
Malachowski

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

In 2005, Colonel Nicole Malachowski made history by becoming the first woman ever selected to fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the most elite aerial demonstration team in American military history. She flew…

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2006 First Female Thunderbird Pilot Made history as the first woman selected to fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

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Angelica
Ross

Pose Star, Trans Advocate & Tech Entrepreneur

Angelica Ross made history twice in one year, becoming the first transgender person to star simultaneously in two major American network television series, playing Candy in FX’s ground-breaking Pose and Donna Chambers in American Horror Story: 1984.…

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2022 Broadway History Maker Became the first openly transgender woman to play Roxie Hart in Broadway’s Chicago, breaking a historic barrier for transgender representation in mainstream theater.

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Scott
Kelly

NASA’s Year-in-Space Astronaut

Scott Kelly once failed out of his own ambitions, a self-described bad student who drifted through his early college years with no direction. Then he picked up a copy of Tom Wolfe’s The Right…

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2016 Year in Space Completed a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station, advancing research into long-duration spaceflight

Published October 27, 2026 Activism

Angela
Rye

CNN Analyst, Attorney & Political Powerhouse

Before most political analysts had even found their footing on cable television, Angela Rye had already served as Executive Director and General Counsel of the Congressional Black Caucus, one of the most powerful positions…

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2011 Congressional Black Caucus Executive Director Became Executive Director and General Counsel of the Congressional Black Caucus, strengthening her national profile as a political strategist, attorney, and advocate for civic engagement and social justice.