“Any girl can be glamorous, all you have to do is stand still and look stupid.” 12) Hedy Lamarr Beauty and Brains Born: 9 November 1914, Vienna, Austria Died: 19 January 2000, Casselberry, Florida, United States of America Original Name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Hedy was an actress and inventor. She filmed her first movie…
12) Colonel Lewis W Washington Great-Grandnephew of President George Washington Whose Life Story Might Surprise Some Born: 30 November 1812, Washington D.C. (His Google Page wrongfully states Washington State), United States of America Died: 1 October 1871, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States of America Besides being tied to our nation’s first president, Major Washington…
11) Rear Admiral Grace Hopper She was more than just a Dazzling Daughter Born: 9 December 1906, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Died: 1 January 1992, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America Computer technician and admiral in the US Navy, Grace helped create UNIVAC 1 which was the first commercial electronic computer. She…
11) Heyward Shepherd Sadly, the Monument Erected to His Life is More Famous Than the Man Himself Today Born: c. 1825 Died: 17 October 1859, Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, United States of America (Present-day Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, United States of America) Heyward was the first person killed in John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry (whose…
10) Father Damien He was one of the few people who didn’t treat those afflicted with Leprosy like they were, well, lepers. Born: 3 January 1840, Tremelo, Belgium Died: 15 April 1889, Kalaupapa, Hawaii Born Name: Jozef De Veuster Father Damien arrived in Hawaii early in the history of those afflicted with Hansen’s Disease (or…
10) Rosa Carmichael She’s Proof that not all the ladies on this list will be Disney Princesses Birth and Death Dates Unknown, as is Place of Origin Rosa ran the Gettysburg Orphanage during the mid-19th Century. Rosa is remembered for chaining the kids to the wall, beating them, and generally being a horrific human being….
9) Jean Laborde His Story is Inextricably Tied to a Certain Queen From Madagascar Born: 16 October 1805, Auch, France Died: 27 December 1878, Kingdom of Madagascar (Present-day Madagascar) Adventurer and industrialist originally from France. After getting shipwrecked on the coast of Madagascar he was taken captive by Queen Ranavalona I and was basically responsible…
9) Elizabeth Magie The Original Designer of What Would Become Monopoly Born: 1866, Macomb, Illinois, United States of America Died: 1948, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America Board game designer who created The Landlord’s Game—basically Monopoly (it was Monopoly, she just had a different name). She created the game as a way to better…
8) Wade Watts He has been called “The Man Who Defined Forgiveness” Born: 23 September 1919, Kiamichi, Oklahoma, United States of America Died: 13 December 1998 Reverend Watts is most remembered for helping former Imperial Wizard Johnny Lee Clary leave the Ku Klux Klan. Reverend Watts was an African American man, but he told Clary…
8) Gillis Duncan I know what you’re thinking, and no not Geillis from Outlander (though her name has been alternatively spelled that way). Gillis was an “actual” witch, and read below to find out more She died during the North Berwick Witch Trials, which took place in Scotland between 1590 and 1592 AD Unfortunately (seeing…