Princess Elizabeth 1945
As part of her royal duties, then-Princess Elizabeth participated with the army when she served as an ambulance river for the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II. She went on to become the longest serving monarch in England until she passed away in September 2022.
Princess Elizabeth 1945
Rosa Parks & MLK Jr. 1955
Rosa Parks is best known for the incident in which she boarded a bus in December 1955 and was sent to the back of the bus. She refused to moved, and she was arrested, leading a 13 month boycott of the Montgomery city busses. She became a leader in the Civil Rights movement.
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Rosa Parks & MLK Jr. 1955