manufacturer, social reformerBorn: 9/19/1839Birthplace: Birmingham, England With his brother Richard, he took over his father's failing chocolate business and built it into the highly successful…
comedy writerBorn: February 25, 1928Died: September 11, 2009 (Beverly Hills, CA) Best Known as: writer Larry Gelbart drew on his mordant wit and astute…
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engineer, inventorBorn: 1898Birthplace: Nashville, Tenn. David Crosthwait held numerous patents relating to heat transfer, ventilation, and air conditioning, the areas in which he was considered…
(Robert Graham Dun)merchant, financial services brokerBorn: 1826Birthplace: Chillicothe, Ohio He began his career in Tappan & Douglass, the first mercantile agency in New York City, in 1850,…
The Marshall TragedyThe worst plane crash ever of an American sports team by Michael Morrison The fountain on the Marshall University campus commemorating the plane crash of 75 athletes and…
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playwright, novelistBorn: 4/13/1906Birthplace: Foxrock, County Dublin, Ireland With the production of En attendent Godot (1952, Waiting for Godot) in Paris in 1954, Beckett became one of the most…
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