Tuesday, July 13, 2010

July 14: Dr. Florence Bascom, Rock Star

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The late nineteenth century was an exciting time for women in the United States as they saw their opportunities for professional careers exp...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

June 28: Clara Maass, Heroine the Fight Against Yellow Fever

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Clara Louise Maass was born on June 28, 1876 in East Orange, New Jersey. She was the first of ten children, and was the daughter of Robert E...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

June 22: John Dillinger, Public Enemy #1

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John Dillinger, Johnnie Dillinger The G-Men will chop you down Some of the things that you've done done Have been makin' the governm...
Monday, June 21, 2010

June 21: Joseph Rainey, First African American US Congressman

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He was born a slave, freed, raised in the South, fled during the Civil War, and became the first black American to be a United States Congre...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

May 3: Emmett Dalton, Bank Robber, Building Contractor, and Author

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Emmett Dalton was born near Belton Missouri on May 3, 1871 – the eleventh of fifteen children in the family of Lewis Dalton and Adeline Youn...
Monday, April 26, 2010

April 26: Esek Hopkins, First Commander of the Fleet

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He came from a strong Puritan line, raised on the concept of duty and the benefits of hard work. He would become the first commander of the ...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

April 22: Lewis Thornton Powell, Angry Attempted Assassin

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He was young, strong, handsome, and the son of a preacher. Yet – hardened by four years of civil war, he would attempt to assassinate the U....