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Timeline: Cartoons

Steamboat Willie Poster, Mickey Mouse's film debut Here are some key moments and events in the history and evolution of cartoons 1877 1928 1950 1960…

Julia Ward Howe Biography

Julia Ward Howe social reformer, writerBorn: 5/27/1819Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Julia Ward was born into a prosperous family and was educated privately. She married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe…

King Conspiracy Theory #4

A Memphis bar owner named Lloyd Jowers did it by Borgna Brunner King Conspiracy Theories IntroductionTheory #1: James Earl RayTheory #2: GovernmentTheory #3: "Raul" EvidenceTheory #4: Memphis…

Richie Ashburn Biography

Richie AshburnAge: 70 member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected in 1995; center fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1948–1959; finished his playing career with the Chicago Cubs and…

Clara Barton Biography

Clara BartonFounder of the American Red CrossBorn: 1821 Clara Barton taught school in her native Massachusetts before moving to Washington, DC, in 1854 to work as a clerk in the U.S. Patent…

History of Fingerprints

The Question: Where is the origin of fingerprinting? The Answer: There is evidence that links man's first discovery of fingerprints back to…

Lambert CADWALADER, Congress, NJ (1742-1823)

CADWALADER Lambert , a Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; born near Trenton, N.J., in 1742; attended Dr. Alison's Academy, and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1760…

How did schools reopen after the polio epidemic?

The Question: Obviously people are talking about schools reopening soon. I know that back during polio there was a lot of similar stuff like people leaving cities and closing schools. How did they…

Marilyn Manson Biography

Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner)rock musicianBorn: 1/5/1969Birthplace: Canton, Ohio   With such album titles as Smells Like Children (1995) and Antichrist Superstar (1996), with stage outfits and…

Roddy Doyle Biography

Roddy DoyleIrish novelist, playwright, and screenwriterBorn: 1958Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Doyle's work is rooted in his experience as a schoolteacher in working-class Dublin. International…