204: Albert Gallatin The Swiss Founding Father Born: 29 January 1761, Geneva, Switzerland Died: 12 August 1849, Astoria, New York, United States of America Original Name: Abraham Alphonse Albert Gallatin Albert was born to an aristocratic family and was able to amass a wealth of education in a variety of topics, setting him on the…
203: Tobias Lear Diplomat and Personal Friend to George Washington Born: 19 September 1762, Portsmouth, The Colony of New Hampshire (Present-day Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States of America) Died: 11 October 1816, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America Tobias had a fairly good education as a young person for someone of his era….
“As my intelligence officer, you are more valuable to me than any division of cruisers.” -Admiral Nimitz 202: RADM Edwin Layton United States Intelligence Officer in World War II and the Korean War Born: 7 April 1903, Nauvoo, Illinois, United States of America Died: 12 April 1983, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States of America Edwin achieved…
201: Lt. Cmdr. Richard “Dick” Best Pilot at the Battle of Midway Born: 24 March 1910, Bayonne, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 28 October 2001, Santa Monica, California, United States of America Richard graduated from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1932. He would eventually climb to the rank of Lieutenant Commander….
24: Mike the Headless Chicken The Rooster who Survived for Eighteen Months After Being Decapitated Born: Most Likely Fruita, Colorado, United States of America* Died: c.1946-17 March 1947, Phoenix Arizona, United States of America Mike was a Wyandotte Rooster who literally survived for an entire year and a half after having his head chopped off….
23: K9 Hurricane The Most Highly Awarded K9 Dog in US History Born: 26 April 2009, Location Unknown Died: 12 February 2025, Alexandria, Virginia, United States of America Hurricane is most well known for protecting the Obama White House from an intruder in October 2014. The intruder scaled a fence around the White House property…
22: Peanut the Squirrel Peanut’s Story is Proof of How One Tiny Life Can Impact Thousands of Hearts Born: c.2017, Possibly New York City, New York, United States of America Died: c.30 October 2024, New York State, United States of America Also Known As: P’Nut Peanut was an Eastern Grey Squirrel, who had been injured…
21: Carlo Emily Dickinson’s Beloved Dog Born: 1849, Possibly near Hadley, Massachusetts, United States of America Died: January 1866, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America Carlo was gifted to the young author by her father in the Autumn of 1849 or 1850. While the exact reason cannot be known for certain, it is thought that…
20: Jenny the Titanic Cat Supposedly Aboard the Doomed Ship Birth and Death Dates and Locations Unknown As most of you know, I consider myself a bit of a Titanic expert, and while I knew the stories of many of the dogs onboard, a cat was a different story. Supposedly, as the story goes, Jenny…
19: Signalman Jack the Baboon Worked at a Railroad Station for Nearly a Decade Born: Date Unknown, Probably South Africa? Died: 1890, Near Uitenhage, South Africa (Present-day Kariega, South Africa) As the story goes, one day in the 1880s, a railway signalman named James Wide was visiting a market in South Africa when he saw…