“It was that word ‘hallucinations’ that made everything click. Years and years ago, when I was a little kid, I had read about the French case of ergot poisoning, and I made the connection between the two.” 595: Linnda Caporael She Proposed Ergot Poisoning Led to the Salem Witch Trials Birth Date and Location Unknown…
594: Janet Jackson Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Dancer, and Choreographer Born: 16 May 1966, Gary, Indiana, United States of America Janet is the youngest child of the Jackson family which includes Michael and La Toya (ten children total). Her biggest song in terms of staying power in pop culture is arguably Rhythm Nation, but Janet is…
593: La Toya Jackson Singer, Songwriter, Television Personality, Actress, and Businesswoman Born: 29 May 1956, Gary, Indiana, United States of America La Toya is the fifth child of the famed Jackson Family which includes Michael and Janet. La Toya released numerous albums through the 1980’s and 1990’s, and even appeared in a 1989 spread in…
“I hate to say it, but kids are pieces of meat. I’ve never had anything but filet mignon. I’ve never had hamburger. My kids are the choice meat.” 592: Iris Burton Talent Agent for Child Stars Born: 4 September 1930, Manhattan, New York, United States of America Died: 5 April 2008, Los Angeles, California, United…
591: Irtyau Scribe to Nitocris I and Daughter of Pharaoh Psamtik I Birth and Death Dates Unknown Ancient Egypt Irtyau was the chief attendant of the Divine Adoratrice of Amun (which was Nitocris I). The Divine Adoratrice was an office similar to the God’s Wife, one of the highest-ranking offices a woman could attain in…
590: Violet Hilton Conjoined Twin with Her Sister Daisy Born: 5 February 1908, Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom Died: January 1969, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America Daisy and Violet were born to an unmarried woman and were pygopagus twins; meaning they were joined at the hips and fused at the pelvis. They shared blood…
“We [were] lonely, rich girls who were really paupers living in practical slavery.” “I’m not a machine; I’m a woman. I should have the right to live like one.” 589: Daisy Hilton Conjoined Twin with Her Sister Violet Born: 5 February 1908, Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom Died: January 1969, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of…
“It was a day that everyone celebrated because everyone had somebody in the war, and they were coming home. So it was a wonderful gift finally to end this war. It was a long war, and it cost a lot.” 588: Greta Zimmer Friedman Female Subject of the VJ Day Kiss in Times Square Photograph…
“Even when I was 5 years old, people would say to my parents, ‘What’s with that kid and her memory? She remembers the last time I was here and everything that happened,’ “They’d call me Little Miss Memory, the Memory Kid, or UNIVAC. You know, the old-fashioned computer. “If someone [in my family] wanted to…
586: Carrie Ann Inaba Choreographer, Dancer, Singer, Actress, and Television Personality Born: 5 January 1968, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America Carrie Ann is most well known for being a judge on Dancing With the Stars (US). She also appeared on episodes of In Living Color and started her career as a singer in Japan….