Born: April 1, 1855 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Died: December 15, 1950 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Famous For/Known For:
Author
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Born On This Day ~ March 14 ~ Lucy Hobbs Taylor
Born: March 14, 1833 (Constable, New York)
Died: October 3, 1910 (Lawrence, Kansas)
Famous For/Known For:
First female to graduate dental school
A Little About Lucy Hobbs Taylor:
Born Lucy Beaman Hobbs Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ March 12 ~ Jane Delano
Born: March 12, 1862 (Montour Falls, New York)
Died: April 15, 1919 (Savenay, France)
Famous For/Known For:
WWI nurse
A Little About Jane Delano:
Born to parents George and Mary Ann (Wright) Delano. Father died Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ March 4 ~ David W Taylor
Born: March 4, 1864 (Louisa County, Virginia)
Died: July 28, 1940 (Washington, D.C.)
Famous For/Known For:
United States Navy architect and engineer.
A Little About David W Taylor:
In 1885, Taylor graduated the head of his class from the United States Navy Academy, setting a scholarship record. Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ February 16 ~ Laurence “Lon” Myers
Born: February 16, 1858 (Richmond, Virginia)
February 16, 1899 (New York City, New York
Famous For/Known For:
United States professional runner
A Little About Laurence “Lon” Myers:
Born to Solomon H Myers who was a clerk.
Myers’s health as a child was poor. After a physician recommended exercising Continue reading
Born On This Day ~ January 12 ~ Swami Vivekananda
Born: January 12, 1863 (Bengal India)
Died: July 4, 1902 (Belur,India)
Famous For/Known For:
Indian Hindu Monk
A Little About Swami Vivekananda:
Born to orthodox Hindu parents, Vivekananda’s birth name was Narenda Nath Datta. Continue reading
