647: Mary Mallon And This is Why Quarantine and Ethical Treatment Are So Important Born: 23 September 1869, Cookstown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Died: 11 November 1938, The Bronx, New York, United States of America Also Known As: Typhoid Mary After immigrating to New York City from Ireland, Mary took on the job of being…
646: Zona Heaster Shue The Greenbrier Ghost Born: c.1873, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America Died: 23 January 1897, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America Also Known As: Elva Zona Heaster Shue Zona’s death was presumed accidental from a fall down the stairs until her ghost appeared to her mother and…
645: Rose Michtom Co-Inventor of the Teddy Bear Born: c.1867, Russian Empire Died: 29 August 1937, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Hebrew Name: Rochel Malka Rose created the teddy bear alongside her husband, Morris. Rose and her husband were Russian Jewish immigrants who emigrated to Brooklyn, New York, United States of America at…
644: Martha Borthwick Cheney Most Remembered for Being Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mistress Born: 19 June 1869, Boone, Iowa, United States of America Died: 15 August 1914, Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States of America Also Known As: Mamah Cheney Martha was previously married with two children, while Frank was still married with six. Though Frank was…
643: Kate Warne The First Female Detective in the United States Born: c.1833, Erin, New York, United States of America Died: 28 January 1868, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America Kate worked for the Pinkerton Detective Agency for twelve years, from 1856 until her death. When she arrived at the Pinkerton office, she told Allan…
642: Kellyanne Conway Strategist and The First Woman to Run a Successful United States Presidential Campaign Born: 20 January 1967, Camden, New Jersey, United States of America Kellyanne did this for President Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential cycle. She served as an advisor for President Trump from 2017 to early 2020, when she stepped…
641: Mary Bradford Johns Confederate Folk Figure Birth and Death Dates Unknown, Tennessee, United States of America Mary is remembered today for rallying forlorn Confederate Troops during the War Between the States. She is remembered as the Heroine of the Battle of Nashville for her efforts to perk up the troops and convince them to…
640: Sarah Winchester Folk Figure and Heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms Fortune Born: c.1840, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America Died: 5 September 1922, San Jose, California, United States of America Sarah is remembered for continually building on her home in San Jose, California—purportedly to keep the spirits killed by Winchester rifles from…
639: Aleksandra Samusenko Soviet Tank Commander During World War II Born: 1922, Soviet Union (Present-day Chita, Russia) Died: 3 March 1945, Nazi Germany (Present-day Poland) Aleksandra was the only female T34 Tankman in the 1st Guards Tank Army. She received the Order of the Red Star for her efforts in the fighting. It’s been reported…
“Nobody is going to want me because I’m short and ugly.” 638: Dr. Ruth Westheimer Sexologist Known Affectionately as Dr. Ruth Born: 4 June 1928, Frankfurt, Germany Died: 12 July 2024, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Original Name: Karola Ruth Siegel Dr. Ruth was a media personality in radio and TV and a…