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Family quotes from famous people. 11. “In America, there are two classes of travel—first class and with children.” —Robert Benchley (July 1934) 12. “There is no such thing as fun for the ...
Plaque commemorating the spot on Court Street in Boston where Dwight Moody was converted in 1855 by Edward Kimball in 1855. Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with Keswickianism, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts (now Northfield Mount ...
Business, Economic and/or Entrepreneurial Accomplishments 1983 Mr. Lin Hwai-min: Taiwan: Cultural Achievement 1983 Mr. Luis Carlos Galan: Colombia: Political, Legal and/or Governmental Affairs 1983 Mr. Luke Hingson: United States Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership 1983 Mr. Ping-Wing Pao: Hong Kong: Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership ...
Ten of Obama's greatest accomplishments. When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, his campaign slogan was "Change we can believe in." ... People. Prince William reacts to 10-year-old's drawing ...
The Huffington Post reached out to historians across the country to create a list of women who deserve more recognition for their accomplishments. Women may not always get the historical credit their male counterparts do, but as these women show, they were always there doing the work.
In 1997, Jackson was named the most famous person in the world, [59] Guinness World Records stated he was the world's most famous human being up until his death in 2009. [60] Michael Jackson was paid 34 million dollars (adjusted) to perform one concert for the Sultan of Brunei, which is the most money ever allocated for a single music ...
Walter Lincoln Hawkins (March 21, 1911 – August 20, 1992) was an American chemist and engineer widely regarded as a pioneer of polymer chemistry.For thirty-four years he worked at Bell Laboratories, where he was instrumental in designing a long-lasting plastic to sheath telephone cables, enabling the introduction of telephone services to thousands of Americans, especially those in rural ...
Carolyn Beatrice Parker was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 18, 1917. [2] Her father, Julius A. Parker, known for being one of the first black doctors in the Alachua County, was a successful physician and pharmacist who graduated from Meharry Medical College, the first medical school in the South for African-Americans.