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2018
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Archibald Cary was born in New York City, New York back in 1837 to Dunlap and Jane. The local water pump was located near their home so he and some of his friends would dam the streets to make a small pond where they then would float the homemade boats on it. In the 1860’s, he built his own 18-fo...
07/31/2018
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Leslie Alfred Skinner was born in San Francisco, California back in 1900. His father was an Army surgeon so the family moved frequently. He graduated from the Boston Latin School in 1918. He continued his education at West Point, commissioned into the Army Air Corps. He was sent to the Aberdeen P...
07/30/2018
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John Skirrow was born in Birmingham, England back in 1822. He was employed at Smith and Kemp a button manufacturer. By 1850, he was a partner in the business. He also served as President of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. He was the first chairman of the Birmingham Liberal Association. In 188...
07/29/2018
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No moon.I read two blogs today about the moon and the photos posted showed two different views of it. So, I went outside at 4AM to see what the moon looked like in my neck of the woods. What I saw was nothing, no moon and surprisingly no stars to boot. I stood outside for a good 10 minutes search...
07/29/2018
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Mary Michael was born in Evansville, Indiana back in 1925. Sorry but I do not know who her parents were or anything about her early education, what I can tell you as always is the rest of the story. She grew up in Texas City, Texas, where she was raised up as a Methodist but in her senior year sh...
07/28/2018
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Sylvanus Thayer was born in Braintree, Massachusetts back in 1785 to Nathaniel and Dorcas. When he was 8 she was sent to live with his uncle in Washington, New Hampshire. Why is anyone’s guess as I could not find the answer. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1807 as valedictorian of his clas...
07/27/2018
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Isaac Merritt was born in Pittstown, New York back in 1811. This is another one where I do not have any information on his early years. What I can tell you is that he obtained his first patent in 1839. That one invention secured his financial success, so he opted to return to his other love.He...
07/26/2018
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Radhanath Sikdar was born in India back in 1813. I don’t have any information of who his parents were, his upbringing or much of anything that is until 1831. In 1831, the Surveyor General of India George was looking for a mathematician for a particular individual who was proficient in spherical t...
07/25/2018
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Shirley Anita St. Hill was born in New York City, New York back in 1924 to Charles and Ruby. Her father worked in a factory producing burlap bags, while her mother was a skilled seamstress. The family could barely make it so Shirley and her two sisters were sent to Barbados to live with the grand...
07/24/2018
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Joseph Clois was born in Marlton, New Jersey back in 1920. Sorry I do not have any information as to who his parents were, but of course that is not the rest of the story. He received his B.A., M.A. and Ph. D in organic chemistry from Duke University in the 1940’s. During WWII, he worked for the ...
07/23/2018
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