Buzz Aldrin vs Faith Ringgold
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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Faith Ringgold (1930–2024) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 94 years, from 1930 to 2024.
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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
- — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
- — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
- — Left NASA Verified
- — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified
Faith Ringgold (1930–2024)
- — Born in Harlem, New York City Verified
- — Earned degrees from City College of New York Verified
- — Painted the American People Series Verified
- — Became active in the civil rights and feminist art movements Verified
- — Began making narrative story quilts Verified
- — Became professor of art at the University of California, San Diego Verified
- — Created the story quilt Tar Beach Verified
- — Published the children's book Tar Beach Verified
- — Died in Englewood, New Jersey Verified