133) Amelia Earhart Pilot Who Broke Many Records for Women and Pilots in General Born: 24 July 1897, Atchison, Kansas, United States of America Died: Most Likely July 1937, The Pacific Ocean She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic (and second person after Charles Lindbergh). Amelia was the first person to…
“I for one feel confident that your good judgement will carry America safely through without war–but in case of such an event I am ready to place a Company of fifty Lady sharpshooters at your disposal,” -Annie in a letter to President William McKinley 132) Phoebe Moses-Butler “I ain’t afraid to Love a man. I…
131) Rebecca Skloot Author of the New York Times Bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks—which introduced the world at large to the extraordinary woman and story behind the HeLa cells that have saved thousands of lives Born: 19 September 1972, Springfield, Illinois, United States of America Rebecca writes on a wide array of scientific…
140) Captain James Doohan Before He was Scotty, He was Shot Six Times During World War II Born: 3 March 1920, Vancouver, Canada Died: 20 July 2005, Redmond, Washington State, United States of America Actor Known for portraying Montgomery “Scotty” Scott (played by Simon Pegg in the newest iteration) on the original Star Trek series,…
139) W.F. Petrie Pioneer of Systematic Methodology in Archaeology Born: 3 June 1853, Charlton, Greater London, United Kingdom Died: 28 July 1942, Jerusalem, Palestine (Present-day Jerusalem, Israel) Original Name: William Matthew Flinders Petrie Egyptologist who also Studied ancient systems of weights and measures; Flinders excavated at Abydos, Amarna, The Pyramids at Giza, and other important…
“Life is what you make it.” “Excite the mind and the hand will reach for the pocket.” https://youtu.be/MziJW0Ox2H0 138) Harry Gordon Selfridge Founder of Selfridges, a London Based Department Store Born: 11 January 1858, Ripon, Wisconsin, United States of America Died: 8 May 1947, London, United Kingdom Harry became known as the Earl of Oxford…
137) George Eastman Founder of Eastman Kodak Company Born: 12 July 1854, Waterville, New York, United States of America Died: 14 March 1932, Rochester, New York, United States of America He was a pioneer in the field of print photography, and not just because he made the first simple cameras available to the public. George…
136) Abba Kovner Founder of the Ha-Nokmim Resistance Movement Born: 14 March 1918, Either Russia or Belarus (Sources Vary) Died: 25 September 1987, HaMerkaz, Israel He was also a Poet and Writer. Ha-Nokmim functioned in the forests outside of Vilna in modern-day Lithuania during the Shoah. Ha-Nokmim means The Avengers. The Avengers destroyed over 180…
135) Sergeant First-Class Edward Allen Carter Jr Medal of Honor Recipient who before that became fluent in English, Hindi, Mandarin, and German (his family moved a lot) Born: 26 May 1916, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 20 January 1963, Los Angeles, California, United States of America He joined the Chinese Nationalist Army…
134) Jean-François Champollion Most Known For His Significant Contributions in Translating Egyptian Hieroglyphs Born: 23 December 1790, Figeac, France Died: 4 March 1832 AD, Paris, France Part of the reason why Champollion was able to translate Hieroglyphs (via the Rosetta Stone) was because of his amazing linguistic capabilities. It is said he mastered a dozen…