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Congressional Gold Medal

HONOR

Awarded as the "highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions." Each medal is authorized by an Act of Congress strangely proposed by the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

Official Website:
http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/goldMedal.php

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Marian Anderson
Singer
27-Feb-1897 8-Apr-1993 Operatic contralto
Queen Beatrix I
Royalty
31-Jan-1938   Queen of the Netherlands
Irving Berlin
Composer
11-May-1888 22-Sep-1989 White Christmas, God Bless America
Norman Borlaug
Scientist
25-Mar-1914 12-Sep-2009 Engineered disease-resistant wheat
Harry Chapin
Singer/Songwriter
7-Dec-1942 16-Jul-1981 Cat's in the Cradle
Winston Churchill
Head of State
30-Nov-1874 24-Jan-1965 WWII Prime Minister of England
Roberto Clemente
Baseball
18-Aug-1934 31-Dec-1972 Puerto Rican baseball star
George M. Cohan
Composer
3-Jul-1878 5-Nov-1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
Michael DeBakey
Doctor
7-Sep-1908 11-Jul-2008 Father of cardiovascular surgery
Stephen Decatur
Military
5-Jan-1779 22-Mar-1820 US Naval commander, fought at Tripoli
Walt Disney
Business
5-Dec-1901 15-Dec-1966 Founder of Disney empire
Tom Dooley
Activist
17-Jan-1927 18-Jan-1961 Deliver Us from Evil
Thomas Edison
Inventor
11-Feb-1847 18-Oct-1931 Invented the light bulb
Betty Ford
First Lady
8-Apr-1918 8-Jul-2011 Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center
Gerald Ford
Head of State
14-Jul-1913 26-Dec-2006 38th US President, 1974-77
Robert Frost
Poet
26-Mar-1874 29-Jan-1963 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Goddard
Scientist
5-Oct-1882 10-Aug-1945 Father of modern rocketry
Billy Graham
Religion
7-Nov-1918   Televangelist
Ulysses S. Grant
Head of State
27-Apr-1822 23-Jul-1885 Eighteenth President of the United States
Nathanael Greene
Military
7-Aug-1742 19-Jun-1786 Highly capable Revolutionary War general
Dorothy Height
Activist
24-Mar-1912 20-Apr-2010 National Council of Negro Women
Bob Hope
Comic
29-May-1903 27-Jul-2003 Centenarian comic
Howard Hughes
Business
24-Sep-1905 5-Apr-1976 Insane billionaire
Hubert Humphrey
Politician
27-May-1911 13-Jan-1978 US Vice President, 1965-69
Andrew Jackson
Head of State
15-Mar-1767 8-Jun-1845 7th US President, 1829-37
Pope John Paul II
Religion
18-May-1920 2-Apr-2005 Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005
Lady Bird Johnson
First Lady
22-Dec-1912 11-Jul-2007 Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Politician
20-Nov-1925 6-Jun-1968 Slain Presidential candidate
Mary Lasker
Activist
30-Nov-1900 21-Feb-1994 Health care advocate
Charles Lindbergh
Aviator
4-Feb-1902 26-Aug-1974 Transatlantic soloist
Joe Louis
Boxing
13-May-1914 12-Apr-1981 The Champ
Nelson Mandela
Head of State
18-Jul-1918   Former President of South Africa
Billy Mitchell
Military
28-Dec-1879 19-Feb-1936 Proponent of air power
John Cardinal O'Connor
Religion
15-Jan-1920 3-May-2000 Archbishop of New York, 1984-2000
Rosa Parks
Activist
4-Feb-1913 24-Oct-2005 Wouldn't sit in the back of the bus
George Peabody
Business
18-Feb-1795 4-Nov-1869 American businessman, philanthropist
Colin Powell
Government
5-Apr-1937   US Secretary of State, 2001-05
Nancy Reagan
First Lady
6-Jul-1921   Wife of US President Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Head of State
6-Feb-1911 5-Jun-2004 40th US President, 1981-89
Walter Reed
Scientist
13-Sep-1851 22-Nov-1902 Proved mosquitos spread Yellow Fever
Hyman Rickover
Military
27-Jan-1900 8-Jul-1986 Built the nuclear navy
Jackie Robinson
Baseball
31-Jan-1919 24-Oct-1972 First negro in the major leagues
Laurance Rockefeller
Business
26-May-1910 11-Jul-2004 Financier behind Eastern Airlines
Leo Ryan
Politician
5-May-1925 18-Nov-1978 Congressman assassinated in Guyana
Jonas Salk
Scientist
28-Oct-1914 23-Jun-1995 Discoverer of the first polio vaccine
Charles Schulz
Cartoonist
26-Nov-1922 12-Feb-2000 Cartoonist created Peanuts
Norman Schwarzkopf
Military
22-Aug-1934   Leader in Persian Gulf War
Hugh Shelton
Military
2-Jan-1942   Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1997-2001
Frank Sinatra
Singer
12-Dec-1915 14-May-1998 It's Frank's world, we just live in it
Zachary Taylor
Head of State
24-Nov-1784 9-Jul-1850 12th President of the United States
Mother Teresa
Religion
26-Aug-1910 5-Sep-1997 Missionaries of Charity
Danny Thomas
Actor
6-Jan-1914 6-Feb-1991 Make Room For Daddy
Harry S. Truman
Head of State
8-May-1884 26-Dec-1972 33rd US President, 1945-53
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Business
27-May-1794 4-Jan-1877 Robber baron, richest man in the United States
Fred Waring
Conductor
9-Jun-1900 29-Jul-1984 Innovative bandleader and musician
George Washington
Head of State
22-Feb-1732 14-Dec-1799 1st US President, 1789-97
John Wayne
Actor
26-May-1907 11-Jun-1979 The Duke
Simon Wiesenthal
Activist
31-Dec-1908 20-Sep-2005 Nazi hunter


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