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2020
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Hanna Hammarström was born in Sweden back in 1829 to Per and Christina. Her father wanted all of children to learn a profession, so Hanna learned to manufacture various forms of ornaments. So, in 1883 she started her own business which she held a monopoly on the production through 1880 into the ...
05/31/2020
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Elizabeth Schuyler was born in Albany, New York back in 1757 to Philip and Catherine. Her mother taught her to read and sew. It is said she was somewhat of a tomboy growing up. she accompanied her father one to the meeting of the Six Nations. Once Benjamin Franklin visited the family while he...
05/30/2020
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Howard Tracy Hall was born in Ogden, Utah back in 1919. He was in the fourth grade when he announced he was going to work for General Electric. After graduating high school, he attended Weber College for two years before transferring to the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. After gradua...
05/29/2020
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Susanna Hall was born in Stafford-upon-Avon back in 1583 to William and Anne. At the time girls were not allowed in school, however it is believed that her parent taught her how to read and write. In 1607, she married John, she was 24 and he was 32. Her father had left her a dowry of 105 acres...
05/28/2020
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Anna Rebecca Hall was born in New York City, New York back in 1863 to Valentine and Mary. She was the first born, so when her father died at 17 she was forced to take control of the family. She was a leading debutant of the 1881 season. In December of 1883 she married Elliott, the union produce...
05/27/2020
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Joyce Clyde was born in David City, Nebraska back in 1891 to George and Nancy. His father died when he was seven. To help support the family he started selling door-to-door with a company that would later be known as Avon Products. In 1905, Joyce and his brother invested $540.00 to buy picture...
05/26/2020
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Duane D. Hackney was born in Flint, Michigan back in 1947. He graduated from the Beecher High School in 1965. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force. he was trained as a pararescue specialist. On his first mission a .30-caliber slug buried itself in his leg. To avoid being gr...
05/25/2020
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James Philo Hagerstrom was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Edward and Hazel. He attended Waterloo west High School graduating in 1939. He enrolled at the University of Iowa, but after a year he transferred to the Iowa State Teachers College and also joining the Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corp...
05/24/2020
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Boris Caesar Wilhelm Hagelin was born in Adshikent, Azerbaijan. He attended Lundsberg Boarding School. After graduation, he enrolled at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. He graduated with a mechanical engineering degree in 1914. At the beginning of WWII, he moved from Swed...
05/23/2020
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George Britton Halford was born in Petworth, Sussex, England back in 1824 to James and Nancy. He studied medicine in 1842. He became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1851, and the Royal College of Surgeons in 1852. He received his doctorate at the University of St. Andrews in 185...
05/23/2020
