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William A.-KNOWLTON
Born: on June 19, 1920

William A. KNOWLTON

United States Army four star general, and a former Superintendent of the United States Military Academy


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Singer & Musician

Holly-TUCKER

AmericanHolly TUCKER born Holly Danielle TUCKER

1992
American singer

Holly Tucker began traveling around Texas and Louisiana to perform at the age of 12. Now 20 years old and a student at Baylor University, Tucker is becoming a household name in the country music industry. She was named the 2007 "Waco Idol" by[...]

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Industrialist, Businessman

Del-WEBB

AmericanDel WEBB born Delbert Eugene WEBB

1899 - 1974
American real estate developer and a co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club

Webb was born in Fresno, California to Ernest G Webb, a fruit farmer, and Henrietta S Webb. He dropped out of high school to become a carpenter's apprentice, and in 1919, he married Hazel Lenora Church, a graduate nurse. In 1920, Webb was a ship[...]

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Actor - Television & Radio Host - American

Art-CARNEY

AmericanArt CARNEY born Arthur William Matthew CARNEY

1918 - 2003
American actor in film, stage, television and radio

Carney, youngest of six sons (Fred, Jack, Ned, Phil, Robert), was born in Mount Vernon, New York, the son of Helen (née Farrell) and Edward Michael Carney, who was a newspaper man and publicist. His family was Irish American and Catholic.[...]

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American politician

William D.-WASHBURN

AmericanWilliam D. WASHBURN born William Drew WASHBURN

1831 - 1912
United States Senator from Minnesota

Washburn was born in Livermore, Maine. A graduate of Bowdoin College, he first studied law in the office of John A. Peters in Bangor, Maine before moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota around 1857. There he practiced law, and worked for the[...]

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Author

Pauls-TOUTONGHI

AmericanPauls TOUTONGHI born Pauls Harijs TOUTONGHI

1976
American fiction and non-fiction writer

He was born in America to immigrant parents. Pauls' mother emigrated from Latvia, while his father emigrated from Egypt.

His first novel, Red Weather, was published by Random House/Shaye Areheart Books in 2006. His second, Evel[...]

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Industrialist, Businessman

Josiah-WEDGWOOD

AmericanJosiah WEDGWOOD 

1730 - 1795
English potter, founder of the Wedgwood company

Born in Burslem, Staffordshire, England, the eleventh and last child of Thomas Wedgwood and Mary Wedgwood (née Stringer; d. 1766), Josiah was raised within a family of English Dissenters. By the age of nine, he was proving himself to be a[...]

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