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William J. Schroeder (February 14, 1932 – August 7, 1986), was one of the first recipients of an artificial heart. Schroeder was born in Jasper, Indiana, and was a Sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1966. [1] On November 25, 1984, at the age of 52, became the second human recipient of the Jarvik 7.
Louisville [b] is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeast, and the 27th-most-populous city in the United States. [a] [11] By land area, it is the country's 24th-largest city, although by population density, it is the 265th most dense city.
View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846. The history of Louisville, Kentucky spans nearly two-and-a-half centuries since its founding in the late 18th century. The geology of the Ohio River, with but a single series of rapids midway in its length from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers to its union with the Mississippi, made it inevitable that a town would grow on the site.
Pervis Ellison, basketball player; born in Savannah, Georgia; "Never Nervous Pervis" was the starting center for the University of Louisville for four years, including the 1986 national championship year; second freshman to be named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Final Four; first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings
Louisville residents have also called for an Ali statue over the years, even offering his name as a replacement to the statue of John B. Castleman, which had been removed from a Cherokee Triangle ...
He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Louisville, where he majored in Spanish and played trumpet in the marching band. [2] In November 2007, the members of the Hughes family were chosen to be the recipients of a complete home renovation for the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. [3] The episode aired on February 15, 2008. [4]
The names of Louisville's saintly neighborhoods can be directly traced back to some of the area's first churches and hospitals, not the holy men themselves. Just Askin': Some Louisville ...
With his silver hair, blue eyes and charming Canadian accent, Dr. Allan Lansing had movie-star looks and was one of the top heart surgeons. Pioneer Louisville heart surgeon Allan Lansing dies at ...