Name at birth: Paul SlocumPaul Cuffe was a Massachusetts shipping magnate of the early 19th century, and probably the wealthiest Black American of his era. Paul Cuffe was the youngest of the ten…
activistBorn: 1/11/1885Birthplace: Moorestown, N.J. Raised a Quaker, Paul graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 and studied at the New York School of Social Work. From 1906 to 1909, Paul was a…
Name at birth: Josip Broz Josip Broz, also known as Marshal Tito or simply Tito, was the Yugoslavian Prime Minister and President from 1943 until his death in 1980. A World War I officer in the…
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UN Declaration Calls for More Action on AIDS (June 2): General Assembly urges countries to triple annual spending to $23 billion a year by 2010 for AIDS and HIV prevention, education, and…
From gate crashers to fence jumpers, several uninvited guests have attempted to gain access to the White House over the years. 1840 1912 1974 1985 1994 2005 2014 1840…
Name at birth: Victoria ClaflinVictorial Claflin Woodhull was a controversial activist, socialite, and political figure of the 19th century. She is best remembered now as the first woman to run for…
Name at birth: Robert George SealeBobby Seale co-founded the Black Panthers in 1966 with Huey P. Newton, in Oakland, California. Seale was originally from Texas, but had been living in Oakland since…
(Encyclopedia) Stepniak, S.Stepniak, S.styĭpnyäkˈ [key], 1852–95, Russian revolutionary and writer, whose real name was Sergei Mikhailovich Kravchinski. He fled Russia in 1878 after taking part in…
Robert Downey, Jr. had a summertime blockbuster hit as superhero Tony Stark in the movie Iron Man (2008), capping two decades of films and overcoming a reputation as one of Hollywood's rambunctious…
