118) Bob Moog Invented the Synthesizer Born: 23 May 1934, Queens, New York, United States of America Died: 21 August 2005, Asheville, North Carolina, United States of America Bob built his first Theremin at the age of fourteen and published his first article at nineteen. Then he earned his PhD in engineering physics. He went…
117) Samuel Scott The First Victim of the RMS Titanic Born: c1895, Most Likely Ireland Died: 20 April 1910, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Samuel slipped and fell off a staging ladder, fracturing his skull upon hitting the ground and dying instantly. Samuel was one of approximately 15,000 men who were tasked with building both…
116) Captain Jack Kintpuash Principal Headman of the Modoc of California and Oregon Born: c1837, Tule Lake, California, United States of America Died: 3 October 1873, Fort Klamath, Oregon, United States of America Kintpuash means “Strikes the Water Brashly” Captain Jack led a Band from the Klamath Reservation in California during the Modoc War, where…
115) Maurice Hilleman He Created Over 40 Different Vaccinations Born: 30 August 1919, Miles City, Montana, United States of America Died: 11 April 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Vaccinologist and Microbiologist His vaccine inventions include: Chicken Pox, Pneumonia, Meningitis, Measles, Mumps, Rubella (Eventually the MMR Vaccine), Varicella, Marek’s Disease, Hepatitis A, and Hepatitis…
114) Frank Lewis Mundus The Real-Life Inspiration for Captain Quint in Jaws Born: 21 October 1925, Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 10 September 2008, Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States of America Frank was a charter boat captain and had a habit of finding sharks. In 1977 he captured and killed a…
113) William L Rathje His Life’s Work was Literally Called The Garbage Project Born: 1 July 1945, South Bend, Indiana, United States of America Died: 24 May 2012, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America His pioneering endeavor—the Garbage Project—which launched in 1973, paved the way for studying anthropology through looking at trash (the study was…
112) Thomas Willard “Pete” Ray One of Four United States Airmen to Die in the Bay of Pigs Invasion Born: 14 March 1931, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America Died: 19 April 1961, Cuba Pete and his co-pilot weren’t killed when their plane crashed, they were executed by Cuban soldiers after the fact. The CIA…
111) Henry Laurens President of the 2nd Continental Congress Born: 6 March 1724, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America Died: 8 December 1792, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America He served as President of the Congress from 1777 to 1778 AD. Henry was also a plantation owner, slave trader, and import/export business owner…
110) Joseph Goldberger Discovered the way to stop Pellagra—a disease you’ve likely never heard of (Thanks to Him) Born: 16 July 1874, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Today Giraltovce, okres Svidník, Prešovský, Slovakia) Died: 17 January 1929, Washington DC, United States of America He advocated for Research into Links Between Poverty & Disease. Physician and Epidemiologist; he originally…
“The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” 110) Margaret Thatcher Former British Prime Minister—The United Kingdom’s First Woman to Serve in That Capacity Born: 13 October 1925, Grantham, United Kingdom Died: 8 April 2013, London, United Kingdom She attained the office in 1979 after becoming head of the…