Top 10 January 21 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 21, 1951: Eric Holder. U.S. Attorney General for the 1st 6 years of the Obama Administration, he was the 1st black person to hold the job. Since the 1960s, no one has fought harder for voting rights than he has. Somewhat Honorable Mention: January 21, 1813: John C. Frémont . Yes, "the Pathfinder" was one of the great explorers of the American West, secured California during the Mexican-American War, made a lot of money in the State's Gold Rush, served as one of the State's 1st 2 U.S. Senators, and was opposed to slavery. In 1856, he was the Republican Party's 1st nominee for President, losing because the anti-slavery vote was split and the pro-slavery vote was united behind James Buchanan. He closed his career by serving as Governor of the Arizona Territory. On the other hand, he and his men -- first as civilians, and then in the U.S. Army -- massacred Native Americans along the way west. He didn't take California from Mexico, he ...