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Fats Waller, African American jazz pianist and entertainer (died 1943) [45] June 2 – Johnny Weissmuller, swimmer and actor (Tarzan) (died 1984) [46] June 3 – Charles R. Drew, African American physician, pioneer in blood transfusion (died 1950) [47] June 24 – Phil Harris, bandleader and comic actor (died 1995)"Benny Show's Phil Harris Dies ...
5 1904. 6 1905. 7 1906. 8 1907. 9 1908. 10 1909. 11 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... List of the most popular names in the 1900s in the United States.
Catherine Murat, Princess Murat (née Catherine Daingerfield Willis). This is a non-exhaustive list of some American socialites, so called American dollar princesses, from before the Gilded Age to the end of the 20th century, who married into the European titled nobility, peerage, or royalty.
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This is a list of notable Norwegian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
The Four Hundred was a list of New York society during the Gilded Age, a group that was led by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the "Mrs. Astor", for many years. After her death, her role in society was filled by three women: Mamie Fish, Theresa Fair Oelrichs, and Alva Belmont, [2] known as the "triumvirate" of American society. [3]
Lucy Moten was born in 1851 to a free Black couple in Washington, D.C. Educated in Massachusetts and Howard University, she was director for 37 years (1883-1920) of the Miner Normal School, a ...
Teddy Roosevelt, the Bull Moose, led American progressives in the early 20th century. 1906 – San Francisco earthquake; 1907 – Oklahoma becomes a state; 1907 – Gentlemen's Agreement; 1907 – Coal mine explodes in Monongah, West Virginia, killing at least 361. Worst industrial accident in American history. 1908 – Ford Model T appears on ...