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  2. James Buchanan Duke - Wikipedia

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    Duke's father, Washington, had owned a tobacco company that his sons James and Benjamin (1855–1929) took over in the 1880s. In 1885, James Buchanan Duke acquired a license to use the first automated cigarette making machine (invented by James Albert Bonsack), and by 1890, Duke supplied 40 percent of the American cigarette market (then known as pre-rolled tobacco).

  3. Duke gets its largest donation ever. How it will help ... - AOL

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    The Duke Endowment, established by and named for industrialist James B. Duke, provided the original funds for Trinity College to become Duke University in 1924 and remains the university’s ...

  4. The Duke Endowment - Wikipedia

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    James B. Duke endowed the foundation on December 11, 1924, with $40 million. In the Indenture of Trust, Duke specified that he wanted the endowment to support Duke University, Davidson College, Furman University, Johnson C. Smith University; non-profit hospitals and children's homes in the two Carolinas; and rural United Methodist churches in North Carolina, retired pastors, and their ...

  5. History of Duke University - Wikipedia

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    In 1924, Washington Duke's son, James B. Duke, established The Duke Endowment, a $40 million (about $430 million in 2005 dollars) trust fund, some of which was to go to Trinity College. The president thus renamed the school Duke University, as a memorial to Washington Duke and his family. [2]

  6. The 21 most shocking quotes from ESPN's documentary on ... - AOL

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    In 2006, a party held by the Duke lacrosse team ended in chaos. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...

  7. James B. Duke Professor - Wikipedia

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    At Duke University, the title of James B. Duke Distinguished Professor is given to a small number of the faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. At some universities, titles like " distinguished professor ", " institute professor ", or " regents professor " are counterparts of this title.

  8. N. Katherine Hayles - Wikipedia

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    From 2008 to 2018, she was a professor of English and Literature at Duke University. As of 2018, Hayles was the James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emerita of Literature, Literature, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University. [7]

  9. Jeff Daniels says his iconic speech from 'The Newsroom' is ...

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    Something that comes up in my daily life as a journalist is that speech that you give in the first episode of The Newsroom, in which your character, a news anchor, tells an audience of students ...