746: Christine Collins Walter’s Mother Born: 14 December 1888, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Died: 8 December 1964, Pomona, California, United States of America Christine led a relentless search for thirty-six years to find her son after he went missing. Christine’s search eventually led to the national story known as the Wineville Chicken…
These are the entries born in the country of Bolivia, both before and after the country was created. Entries: Bartolina Sisa, Aymara Rebel Leader Gregoria Apaza, Aymara Rebel Leader
745: Bartolina Sisa Túpac Katari’s Wife and Aymaran Indigenous Woman Born: c.1750, Q’ara Qhatu, Viceroyalty of Peru (Present-day Bolivia) Died: 5 September 1782, Nuestra Señora de La Paz, Viceroyalty of Pery, (Present-day La Paz, Bolivia) Full Name: Bartolina Sisa Vargas Along with her husband and sister-in-law Gregoria Apaza, Bartolina led an uprising against the Spanish…
744: Sarah Morgan Dawson Author of A Confederate Girl’s Diary Born: 28 February 1842, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Died: 5 May 1909, Paris, France The diary chronicled Sarah’s life from the age of nineteen to just before her death and has been published three times. Sarah only received one year of formal…
743: Sara Blakely Spanx Founder Born: 27 February 1971, Clearwater, Florida, United States of America Sara is now estimated to be worth a billion dollars. That’s this many: $1,000,000,000! In March of 2012, Forbes crowned Sara the youngest (until Kylie Jenner came along that is) self-made female billionaire. The following year, Sara signed the Melinda…
These are the entries born in the country of Saudi Arabia. Entries: Al-Khansa, The Best Known Female Poet in Arabic Literature
What have we done to you death that you treat us so, with always another catch one day a warrior the next a head of state charmed by the loyal you choose the best iniquitous, unequalling death I would not complain if you were just but you take the worthy leaving fools for us. 742:…
I hope to one day include the names of Olga’s victims here, to honor them so they will never be forgotten, however I have been unable to locate their names at this time. 741: Olga Hepnarová Czech Mass Murderer Born: 30 June 1951, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Present-day Prague, Czech Republic) Died: 12 March 1975, Prague, Czechoslovakia…
740: Marie Stopes Author, Suffragette, Eugenicist, and Birth Control Pioneer Born: 15 October 1880, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Died: 2 October 1958, Dorking, United Kingdom Marie wasn’t a medical doctor, and that was only part of the reason why the medical establishment and Catholic Church hated her. She was, in fact, a paleobotanist, and became the…
“I feel like I was set up to be the courier. I was a perfect choice because I could come and go without notice, and if noticed, no one would’ve believed it anyway.” 739: Judith Exner Allegedly President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s Mistress Born: 11 January 1934, New York City, New York, United States of America…