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Thomas Edison
Name at birth: Thomas Alva EdisonThomas Edison was the best-known inventor of the early electrical age. His hundreds of inventions made him a giant public figure in American and around the world at…Ethel Higgins Byrne
Ethel Higgins Byrne was a co-founder of the first birth control clinic in the United States. She is less famous than her sister, Margaret Sanger. Also from Corning, New York, Ethel studied nursing…Devaughn Darling 2001 Deaths
Devaughn DarlingAge: 18 Florida State freshman linebacker; registered 11 tackles in seven games on special teams in 2000; died after collapsing after an offseason workout. The cause of his…Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony is one of America's most famous activists for women's rights. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the American Equal Rights Association in 1866, and she spent the better part…Jesse SLOCUMB, Congress, NC (1780-1820)
SLOCUMB Jesse , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spring Bank, Dobbs (later Wayne) County, N.C., in 1780; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; held…Pulitzer Prizes: Specialized Reporting
1985Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby (Macon [Ga.] Telegraph and News)1986Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty (Pittsburgh Press)1987Alex S. Jones (New York Times)1988Walt Bogdanich (Wall…James PORTER, Congress, NY (1787-1839)
PORTER James , a Representative from New York; born in Williamstown, Mass., April 18, 1787; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1810; studied law; was admitted to the…John PUGH, Congress, PA (1761-1842)
PUGH John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pa., June 2, 1761; attended the common schools; served in the Revolutionary Army as a private, ensign, and…George Brydges RODNEY, Congress, DE (1803-1883)
RODNEY George Brydges , a Representative from Delaware; born in Lewes, Del., April 2, 1803; received a liberal education and was graduated from Princeton College in 1820; register in chancery and…William Augustus SACKETT, Congress, NY (1811-1895)
SACKETT William Augustus , a Representative from New York; born in Aurelius, near Auburn, N.Y., November 18, 1811; attended private schools and Aurora Academy; moved to Seneca Falls, Seneca…Trending
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