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…
109) Ollie Roberts He wasn’t Billy the Kid (But he’d like you to think he was) Born: 31 December 1868, Buffalo Gap, Texas, United States of America (Or 1879, information is in dispute) Died: 27 December 1950, Hico, Texas, United States of America Near the end of his life he claimed to be Henry Antrim—the…
109) Barbara Bush Former First Lady of the United States During Her Husband George H W Bush’s Administration Born: 8 June 1925, New York City, New York, United States of America Died: 17 April 2018, Houston, Texas, United States of America She was also mother to the 43rd President—George W Bush—and mother to the 43rd…
108) Joseph Lister Oh, so that’s where Listerine came from Born: 5 April 1827, London, United Kingdom Died: 10 February 1912, Dover, United Kingdom Aristocratic Title: First Baron Lister of Lyme Regis Joseph introduced Antiseptic Rituals into Medicine and was a pioneer in preventive care. Joseph was a Surgeon who earned his medical degree in…
108) Nancy Reagan Former First Lady of the United States during her husband Ronald Reagan’s term Born: 6 July 1921, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Died: 6 March 2016, Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Original Name: Anne Frances (Robbins) Reagan She was much more conservative than her husband Ronald…
107) Matthew Shepard He is remembered today as being an icon of the LGBT community who was murdered for being openly gay Born: 1 December 1976, Casper, Wyoming, United States of America Died: 12 October 1998, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America The men who robbed and killed him pistol whipped him somewhere between…