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2018
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Edwin Howard was born in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York back to 1890 to John and Emily. When he was 8 he contracted Sydenham’s chorea, for the rest of his life he had a physical tic, exacerbated by excitement or stress. His disability caused him to withdraw for public school, deciding to be home-sc...
12/31/2018
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Nicolas Appert was born in Chalons-sur-Marne, France back in 1749. I do not have any information as to his parents or schooling. She was a confectioner and chef in Paris. In 1800, Napoleon offered a prize of 12,000 francs for something (more on that later). Anyway, Nicolas started working on the ...
12/30/2018
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Vernice Armour was born in Chicago, Illinois back in 1973 to Gaston and Authurine. Raised in Memphis, Tennessee she graduated from Overton High School. She excelled in mathematics and was a member of the National Honor Society. She continued her education at Middle Tennessee State University.She ...
12/29/2018
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Artur Fischer was born in Tumlingen, Germany back in 1919 to Georg and Pauline. When he was a youngster his parents recognized their son’s mechanical aptitude so they bought him the equivalent of an Erector Set. Surviving the Battle of Stalingrad, he left on the last plane, only to be captured la...
12/28/2018
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Beatriz Enriquez de Arana was born in Santa Maria of Trassierra, Spain back in 1467 to Pedro and Ana. Around 1487 she met someone I’m sure you’ve heard of, (more on that in a moment). From what I’ve read she knew how to read and write, unusual for females in those days.While she never married she...
12/27/2018
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Blanche Ames was born in Lowell, Massachusetts back in 1878 to Adelbert and Blanche. She attended the Rogers Hall School in Lowell. She earned a B.A. in Art History from Smith College in 1899. In 1900, she married Oakes Ames (no relation) so she was then Blanche Ames Ames, I found that interes...
12/26/2018
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Stanley Armour was born in Wichita, Kansas back in 1918 to Ralph and Ruth. When he was 8 he discovered his mother’s body after she committed suicide. His father placed him in the care of his maternal grandparents in El Dorado, Kansas. It was reported that he punched his high school principal. He ...
12/25/2018
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Juana Navarro was born in San Antonio de Bexar. While her exact birthdate is not known she was baptized on December 28, 1812. Her mother died in 1831, she was adopted by her cousin Ursula. In 1832, she married Alejo who was a relative of the family which had founded Victoria, Texas.She was at the...
12/24/2018
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Bertha Alexander was born in New York City’s Lower East Side back in 1895 to Hannah, sorry I don’t have her father’s name. Shortly after her birth (according to what I could find) her father died. Her mother later married Maurice. In 1912, she graduated from Washington Irving High School. Right a...
12/23/2018
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Charles Courtice was born in Brooklyn, New York back in 1857. After high school, he attended Framingham College in England studying medicine at the University of Texas. After graduation, he worked as a pharmacist in Waco, Texas in a shop called Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store.While working the...
12/22/2018
