Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, in Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa. The son of a local chief, Mandela spent much of his childhood herding cattle and was enrolled in a local Methodist school at the age of seven. He went on to attend a Methodist high school and college, where he enjoyed playing sports, particularly long-distance running and boxing.
Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin was born on July 8, 1838, in Konstanz, Grand Duchy of Baden (present-day Baden-Württemberg), Germany.
American illustrator, author, youth leader, and social reformer Daniel “Uncle Dan” Beard was born on June 21, 1850, in Cincinnati, Ohio
On June 13, 2002, the USPS issued the final sheet in the Classic Collection Series.
On March 20, 1865, John Wilkes Booth planned to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln.
Singer Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
On February 3, 1998, the USPS issued the first sheet in the Celebrate the Century Series.
On February 1, 1978, the USPS issued the first stamp in its now longest-running series, Black Heritage.
After a yearlong campaign, the USPS held a special midnight first-day ceremony on January 8, 1993, for the long-awaited Elvis Presley stamp.