George Washington was a leader of a revolution that was one of history's greatest advances for individual liberty. Yet throughout his life, he denied liberty to others as a slaveholder and gained wealth from their labor.
Robert Louis Fosse was born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 23, 1927. Bob was the youngest of six children and quickly learned to win attention from his family through his dancing.
October 29, 1942 â July 4, 1995. Bob Ross was born in the happy little town of Daytona Beach, Florida. After a happy little childhood, he decided to enroll in the Air Force. Bob was sent to the happy little state of Alaska, where he became fascinated with the happy little landscapes, the snowy mountains and the clear streams. He also realized that a career in the military would not exactly be little or happy. So Bob grew a Jewfro and became a painter, turning that love of nature into happy little pictures. He then got a happy little show on PBS, The Joy of Painting. For 11 happy little years, Bob taught America how to paint. There were happy little mountains, and happy little streams, and happy little bushes, and happy little clouds.