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Richard Nixon says goodbye with a victorious salute to his staff members outside the White House as he boards a helicopter after resigning the presidency on August 9, 1974 in Washington. (Photo by Bob Daugherty/AP Photo)

Richard Nixon bids farewell with a triumphant salute to his staff outside the White House as he boards a helicopter after resigning the presidency on August 9, 1974, in Washington.(Photo by Bob Daugherty/AP Photo)

President John F. Kennedy sits with his wife, Jacqueline, after her arrival back from a trip to Greece, as he met her at Washington National Airport on her return, June 15, 1961. (Photo by John Rous/AP Photo)

President John F. Kennedy sits with his wife, Jacqueline, upon her return from a trip to Greece at Washington National Airport, June 15, 1961.(Photo by John Rous/AP Photo)

Actors Gerard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve are seen in Cannes, southern France, on May 11 1984. (Photo by Michel Lipchitz/AP Photo)

Actors Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve are seen in Cannes, southern France, on May 11, 1984. (Photo by Michel Lipchitz/AP Photo)

Josef Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, is shown as he enjoys a walk in historic Red Square in Moscow, May 14, 1932. (Photo by AP Photo)

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin takes a leisurely walk in Moscow’s historic Red Square, May 14, 1932.(Photo by AP Photo)

German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883 - 1945) drive through Rome, 9th May 1938. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) and Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) ride through Rome on May 9, 1938. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

English singer Ozzy Osbourne, model Grace Jones and English guitarist Eric Clapton posing together at the International Rock Awards, London on June 2nd 1989. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

English singer Ozzy Osbourne, model Grace Jones, and guitarist Eric Clapton pose together at the International Rock Awards in London on June 2, 1989.(Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

Swinging 60s legend, English singer Marianne Faithfull in a 1964 portrait in London. (Photo by Terry O'Neill/Iconic Images)

Swinging Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull in a 1964 portrait taken in London.(Photo by Terry O’Neill/Iconic Images)

Rock and roll star Elvis Presley plays with his puppy Sweet Pea after a brief fistfight the evening of October 18, 1956 with two filling station attendants, one of whom received a black eye.  Presley said one of the men slapped him as he was signing autographs.  All were scheduled to appear in court the following day. (Photo by Gene Herrick/AP Photo)

Rock and roll legend Elvis Presley plays with his puppy, Sweet Pea, after a scuffle with two gas station attendants on October 18, 1956. Presley claimed one man slapped him while he was signing autographs. All parties were due in court the next day.(Photo by Gene Herrick/AP Photo)

Edsel Ford, left, and Mrs. Clara Ford posing with Mr. Ford after the auto magnate made an appeal over the radio at Detroit, Mich., on October 19, 1932, for the re-election of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. Mr. Ford was on the air for about eight minutes, and his words were broadcast over a national hook-up. (Photo by AP Photo)

Edsel Ford (left) and Clara Ford stand with Henry Ford after his radio appeal in Detroit on October 19, 1932, urging the re-election of President Herbert Hoover. (Photo by AP Photo)

British fashion designer Mary Quant, right, waves as she poses with models, from left, from left, are, Amanda Tear, Rory Davis and Penny Yates, wearing her Mod creations in Little Rock, Ark. on October 25, 1968. Quant, the designer whose fashions epitomized the Swinging 60s, has died at the age of 93. Quant's family said she died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Photo by AP Photo, File)

British fashion designer Mary Quant (right) waves alongside models Amanda Tear, Rory Davis, and Penny Yates, showcasing her Mod designs in Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 25, 1968. Quant, whose styles defined the Swinging Sixties, died at 93 on April 13, 2023.(Photo by AP Photo, File)

Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) driving an ambulance during her wartime service in the  A.T.S. (Auxiliary Territorial Service), 10th April 1945. (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) drives an ambulance during her service in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) on April 10, 1945.(Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Richard Nixon shakes hands with musician James Brown in the White House's Oval Office. Brown performed at the “All-American Gala” Nixon's Inauguration in 1969. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Richard Nixon shakes hands with musician James Brown in the Oval Office after Brown performed at Nixon’s 1969 Inaugural “All-American Gala.(Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

Norman Rockwell, the artist, and his wife and son, Jerry, shown on board the S.S. Berengaria in New York City on September 23, 1932, when they returned to the United States after spending seven months abroad. (Photo by AP Photo)

Artist Norman Rockwell, his wife, and son Jerry aboard the SS Berengaria in New York on September 23, 1932, returning from a seven-month trip abroad. (Photo by AP Photo)

US actor Jerry Lewis makes a face on March 16, 1981, as President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan receive Christi Bartlett, 5, suffering from muscular distrophy, in Washington. (Photo by Don Rypka/AFP Photo)

Actor Jerry Lewis makes a face as President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan greet Christi Bartlett, a 5-year-old with muscular dystrophy, on March 16, 1981, in Washington.(Photo by Don Rypka/AFP Photo)

American groupie and author Pamela Des Barres poses for a portrait on June 17, 1987 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Catherine McGann/Getty Images)

American groupie and author Pamela Des Barres poses for a portrait in New York City on June 17, 1987.(Photo by Catherine McGann/Getty Images)

British rock singer, musician, one of the founders and member of the band Black Sabbath, which had a significant influence on the emergence of such musical styles as hard rock and heavy metal Ozzy Osbourne, pictured at home two weeks after the birth of his baby boy Jack. 25th November 1985. The heavy metal star, who fronted Black Sabbath before a long solo career, has died aged 76 in Birmingham, UK on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal icon, at home two weeks after the birth of his son Jack on November 25, 1985. Osbourne died at 76 on July 22, 2025.(Photo by Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

French film actress Anouk Aimée in her signature role of a showgirl in Jacques Demy’s film Lola (1961), seen here with cinematographer Raoul Coutard. (Photo by Ronald Grant/The Guardian)

French actress Anouk Aimée in her signature role as a showgirl in Jacques Demy’s Lola (1961), pictured with cinematographer Raoul Coutard.(Photo by Ronald Grant/The Guardian)

Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, centre, hands on hips, with members of the fascist Party, in Rome, Italy, October 28, 1922, following their March on Rome. Following the march King Emanuelle III asked Mussolini to form a new government. (Photo by AP Photo)

Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini (center, hands on hips) with party members in Rome on October 28, 1922, after the March on Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III later appointed Mussolini prime minister. (Photo by AP Photo)

American-born and naturalized Swiss singer Tina Turner, left, and American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie pose with a total of five awards between them, at the Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles on February 27, 1985. Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer, died Tuesday, after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She was 83. (Photo by Lennox McLendon/AP Photo)

Tina Turner (left) and Lionel Richie pose with their combined five Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 27, 1985. Turner, the legendary singer, died at 83 on May 24, 2023.(Photo by Lennox McLendon/AP Photo)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.