JFK - Retired Judge O'Brien met Kennedy first during his campaign in 1960, and repeatedly therafter, and later was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa by JFK. Flew 30 mission over Europe (WWII, lead bombardier) and earned the DFC
On June 26, 2018, Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary in New York's 14th congressional district, defeating the incumbent, DCC Chair Joseph Crowley, in what has been described as the biggest upset victory in the 2018 midterm election season
American activist, born Nathanial Burns in 1944. Joined Malcolm X's OAAU in 1965, then the Black Panthers, and later the Black Liberation Army. One of the 'Panther 21' accused by the feds of various violent acts. Caught in 1981, imprisoned until 2014
American (1915-2008), served in the Spanish Civil War's Lincoln Brigade. Had joined the Communist party in the 1930s, later hassled by the FBI and HUAC. Left the party when he saw Stalin's actions. Worked also in the civil rights movement