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Reginald A. Fessenden
Reginald A. Fessenden Born: 1866Birthplace: East Bolton, Quebec, Canada Apparatus for signaling by electromagnetic waves—Canadian Reginald Fessenden made history in 1906 when he broadcast the world'…Edwin A. Link
Edwin A. LinkBorn: 1904 Link Trainer/Simulator. While working in his father's piano and organ factory, Link was inspired to use organ parts and compressed air to build the first flight…A. Bartlett Giamatti
A. Bartlett GiamattiBorn: Apr. 4, 1938Scholar and 7th commissioner of baseball banned Pete Rose for life for betting on Major League games and associating with known gamblers; also served as…Ben A. Jones
Ben A. JonesBorn: Dec. 31, 1882Horse racing Calumet Farm trainer (1939-47); saddled 6 Kentucky Derby champions, including 2 Triple Crown winners—Whirlaway in 1941 and Citation in '48.Died:…Schumann, Robert Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Schumann, Robert AlexanderSchumann, Robert Alexandersh&oomacr;ˈmän [key], 1810–56, German composer. Both as a composer and as a highly articulate music critic he was a leader of…Rhodes, James Ford
(Encyclopedia) Rhodes, James FordRhodes, James Fordrōdz [key], 1848–1927, American historian, b. Ohio City (now part of Cleveland). While studying in Europe he visited ironworks and steelworks in…Emily Taft DOUGLAS, Congress, IL (1899-1994)
DOUGLAS Emily Taft , a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Ill., April 10, 1899; Ph.B., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1919; actor; author; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-…Charles Phelps TAFT, Congress, OH (1843-1929)
TAFT Charles Phelps , a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 21, 1843; attended the common schools and was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1860, from…Kingsley Arter TAFT, Congress, OH (1903-1970)
Senate Years of Service: 1946-1947 Party: Republican TAFT Kingsley Arter , a Senator from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, July 19, 1903; attended the public schools of Cleveland…Kennedy, Robert Francis
(Encyclopedia) Kennedy, Robert Francis, 1925–68, American politician, U.S. Attorney General (1961–64), b. Brookline, Mass., younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and son of Joseph P. Kennedy.…Trending
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