197) Richard Overton At the Time of His Death He was the Oldest Known World War II Veteran From the United States Born: 11 May 1906, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America Died: 27 December 2018, Austin, Texas, United States of America He was also the oldest man in the United States. Richard lived…
196) Mark Hogancamp The Real Man Behind the Steve Carrell Film Welcome to Marwen Born: 1970, New York State, United States of America Mark was attacked and left for dead outside a bar in New York and spent nine days in a coma. He has no memory of his life before the attack and had…
195) Charles Crittenton Drug Manufacturer who Began Philanthropic Work After his Four-Year-Old Daughter Died From Scarlet Fever Born: 20 February 1833, Henderson, New York, United States of America Died: 16 November 1909, San Francisco, California, United States of America Charles opened the Florence Night Mission in 1882 to rescue prostitutes and open homes to homeless…
194) Second Lieutenant Eugene Bullard The First African American Combat Pilot Born: 9 October 1895, Columbus, Georgia, United States of America Died: 12 October 1961, New York City, New York, United States of America He was the first black man in general to become a combat pilot. Eugene went on to become a hero in…
193) Sylvan Goldman Invented the Shopping Cart Born: 15 November 1898, Ardmore, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States of America (Present-day Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States of America) Died: 25 November 1984, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America Sylvan and his brother grew up in their family’s dry goods store. After World War I, he…
192) Francis Bannerman VI Owner of Pollepel Island, now more commonly known as Bannerman Island in New York State Born: 24 March 1851, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom Died: 26 November 1918, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Frank left school at the age of ten. His scrap collecting business called Bannerman’s collected so much…
191) Anthony Clifford Allison Geneticist and Medical Scientist who Discovered the Link between Sickle Cell Disease and Malaria Born: 21 August 1925, East London, South Africa Died: 20 February 2014, Belmont, California, United States of America Also Called: Tony Allison His work showed that someone who has sickle cell disease has a very low chance…
190) Joachim Rønneberg Commander of Operation Gunnerside during World War II Born: 30 August 1919, Ålesund, Norway Died: 21 October 2018, Norway Norwegian Army Officer and commander of Operation Gunnerside—which helped sabotage Nazi plans for building atomic weapons. The entire operation was all Norwegian soldiers, ten in all. They were parachuted in in the middle…
189) Psamtik I One of the forgotten Great Pharaohs of Egypt Birth Date Unknown, Ancient Egypt Died: 610 BC, Ancient Egypt Alternate Name: Wahibre Psamtik Egyptian Pharaoh; the first ruler of the 26th Dynasty—which he founded after he expelled the Assyrians and reunited Egypt as a country. Psamtik I also helped push out the Kushites, moved…
188) Dr. Matt Carriker Welcome to the Demolitia Born: 21 October 1986, Texas, United States of America YouTuber and Veterinarian known for his three channels: Demolition Ranch (Where he blows things up and proves guns are fun), Vet Ranch (where he works to save precious puppies and kitties and everything in between), and Off The…