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Arthur Tappan For the American pastor and biographer of George Müller, see Pierson. Portrait of Arthur Tappan from The Life of Arthur Tappan, by Lewis Tappan, New York, Hurd and Houghton, 1870. Arthur Tappan (May 22, 1786 – July 23, 1865) was an American abolitionist. He was the brother of Senator Benjamin Tappan, and abolitionist Lewis Tappan and nephew of Harvard Theologian Rev. Dr. David Tappan.
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Ben Bernanke Alan Greenspan. Alan Greenspan was the 13th Chairman of the Federal Reserve. He held the position from 1987 until 2006. His tenure as the chairman was marked by low interest rates which eventually were blamed for the 2007 mortgage crisis in the United States.
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"Birth Place Matching ""Lithuania""  (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)" Maurice Cass Actor, Charlie Chan at the Opera Maurice Cass was born on October 12, 1884, in Vilnius, Lithuania (then Vilno, Russian Empire). He emigrated to the USA, and in his pursuit of an acting career, he began as announcer and comedian in New York. Cass had a pleasant face, a small body and a big voice.onatas Banionis Actor, Solaris Donatas Banionis was a popular Lithuanian actor known for Niekas nenorejo mirti, Myortvyy sezon, and Solaris. He was born Donatas Juozas Banionis on April 28, 1924, in Kaunas, Lithuania. His mother, Blazhaitite-Banionene Ona, was a homemaker.
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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Robin Williams captured on film for the last time as Teddy Roosevelt in new Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb trailer One last laugh: Robin Williams (left) reprises his role as Teddy Roosevelt for a final time in his first posthumous film release Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, which also stars Ben Stiller (right) Robin died on August 11, at the age of 63 and the upcoming movie will be Williams' first posthumous release.
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- A+E Networks. During World War II, journalist Ernie Pyle, America’s most popular war correspondent, is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific.Pyle, born in Dana, Indiana, first began writing a column for the Scripps-Howard newspaper chain in 1935.+E Networks. During World War II, journalist Ernie Pyle, America’s most popular war correspondent, is killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on the island of Ie Shima in the Pacific.
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- Barrie, Sir James Mathew (1860-1937) - Scottish novelist and play-. wright, best known for his whimsical tales of fantasy. Peter Pan (1904) - Barrie’s. most famous work is a fantasy about the Darling children — Wendy, Michael, and John — and Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up. Peter teaches the Dar-. lings to fly and takes them to Neverland where they meet the lost boys, encounter.
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Washington Irving Biography Profile. Writer. Perhaps best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irving was born on April 3, 1783 in New York City, New York, USA. He was one of eleven children born to Scottish-English immigrant parents, William Irving, Sr. and Sarah.
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- Ernie Pyle. Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) was America's most beloved and famous war correspondent during World War II. His sympathetic accounts of the ordinary GI made him the champion of American fighting men.OPYRIGHT 2004 The Gale Group Inc. Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) was America's most beloved and famous war correspondent during World War II. His sympathetic accounts of the ordinary GI made him the champion of American fighting men.
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Arthur Fry Arthur Fry (born 19 August 1931) is a retired American inventor and scientist. He is credited as the co-creator of the Post-it note, an item of office stationery manufactured by 3M.As of 2006, Post-it note products are sold in more than 100 countries.Fry was born in Minnesota and subsequently lived in Iowa and Kansas City. He received his early education in a one-room rural schoolhouse.e is credited as the co-creator of the Post-it note, an item of office stationery manufactured by 3M. As of 2006, Post-it note products are sold in more than 100 countries. Fry was born in Minnesota and subsequently lived in Iowa and Kansas City. He received his early education in a one-room rural schoolhouse.
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- Alan Greenspan. From 1987 until 2006, Alan Greenspan was the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Board, which oversees the Federal Reserve Bank, a private corporation chartered in 1913 by Congress and President Woodrow Wilson to service the nation's banks.
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- Inside the 1928 murder of Grace Budd by Albert Fish. If you think Cannibal Cop is bad, take a look inside one of the most high profile murder cases of the '30s. Albert Fish, an admitted serial killer, was indicted in the 1930's for the murder of 10-year-old Grace Budd. Fish would later admit to cannibalism and other murders, making him one of the most heinous people to walk the planet. Share Gallery.
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Arthur Tracy; Radio Balladeer Known as 'Street Singer' Arthur Tracy, radio's beloved balladeer whose songs of love and life helped Americans celebrate the prosperity of the 1920s and brought them solace through the deprivations of the Great Depression, has died.The self-proclaimed Street Singer was 98 when he died in a New York City hospital Sunday.rthur Tracy, radio's beloved balladeer whose songs of love and life helped Americans celebrate the prosperity of the 1920s and brought them solace through the deprivations of the Great Depression, has died.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams Samuel Hopkins Adams. Samuel Hopkins Adams (January 26, 1871 – November 16, 1958) was an American writer, best known for his investigative journalism and muckraking. 1 Background.
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Composers Hall of Fame Irving Berlin (1888 – 1989) was a Jewish American composer and lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs.
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ABOLITIONIST Arthur Tappan; Tappan (United States abolitionist (1786-1865)). Sojourner Truth; Truth (United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)).
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- Andrew Pickens (congressman) Andrew Pickens (September 13, 1739 – August 11, 1817) was a militia leader in the American Revolution and a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.
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Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur, in full Chester Alan Arthur, (born October 5, 1829, North Fairfield, Vermont, U.S.—died November 18, 1886, New York, New York), 21st president of the United States. Elected vice president on the Republican ticket of 1880, Arthur acceded to the presidency upon the assassination of President James A. Garfield.
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Tappan, New York Tappan (pronounced tuh-PAN), Indian word meaning tuphanne - translation cold water, is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of Old Tappan, New Jersey, east of Nauraushaun and Pearl River, south of Blauvelt, and west of Palisades and Sparkill. The population was 6,613 at the 2010 census.
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- Alan Greenspan in 1975. Alan Greenspan, the man who would eventually lead the world’s most powerful bank, the US Federal Reserve, was eager to join Richard Nixon’s presidential campaign back in 1967. At the time, he was 41 years old and already a prosperous Wall Street consultant.
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Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur was an American attorney and politician who served as the 21st President of the United States from 1881 to 1885; he succeeded James A. Garfield upon the latter's assassination. At the outset, Arthur struggled to overcome a slightly negative reputation, which stemmed from his early career in politics as part of New York's Republican political machine. He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. His advocacy for, and subsequent enforcement of, the Pendleton Civ
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Arthur St. Clair Arthur St. Clair (March 23, 1737 [O.S. 1736] – August 31, 1818) was an American soldier and politician. Born in Thurso, Scotland, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in Pennsylvania, where he held local office.
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Washington Irving Biography Washington Irving was a short story writer, famous for works like Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.. These works were both a part of The Sketch Book, a collection of short stories. Washington Irving has been called the father of the American short story because of his unique contributions to the form.
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Arthur Zimmermann Arthur Zimmermann (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1940) was State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the German Empire from 22 November 1916 until his resignation on 6 August 1917. His name is associated with the Zimmermann Telegram during World War I. However, he was closely involved in plans to support an Irish rebellion, an Indian rebellion, and to help the Communists undermine Tsarist Russia.
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Arthur Phillip Arthur Phillip. Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a Royal Navy officer and the first Governor of New South Wales who founded the British penal colony that later became the city of Sydney, Australia.
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Music 106: Final : People Paul Dresser (1857-1906): One of the most popular composers of the early Tin Pan Alley period; he wrote a series of sentimental and nostalgic songs including The Letter That Never Came (1885) and On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1899; later adopted as the official state song of Indiana).
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Old Tappan, NJ Old Tappan was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on October 18, 1894, from portions of Harrington Township, at the height of the Boroughitis phenomenon sweeping through Bergen County, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.