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1 day ago · Sofia Danova (1879–1946), Bulgarian teacher and philanthropist, first Bulgarian woman to graduate in mathematics. Christine Darden (born 1942), American aeronautical engineer who researches sonic booms. Geraldine Claudette Darden (born 1936), one of the first African-American women to earn a PhD in mathematics.
1 day ago · Georgian Revival: Henry Francis du Pont: 8 (tie) 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m 2) Cornelius Vanderbilt II House: New York, New York: Cornelius Vanderbilt II (demolished in 1926) 1882: Châteauesque: George B. Post: 8 (tie) 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m 2) Shadow Lawn: West Long Branch, New Jersey: Hubert T. Parson: Monmouth University: 1927: Beaux-Arts: Horace ...
6 hours ago · v. t. e. The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest population of Jews in the world. [9]
1 day ago · Terry Keenan, 53, American financial news anchor and journalist (CNN, FNC, New York Post), cerebral hemorrhage. Frederic S. Lee, 64, American economist. Clyde T. Lusk, 81, American coast guard officer, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1988–1990).
1 day ago · Wesleyan University. / 41.5556; -72.6558. Wesleyan University ( / ˈwɛsliən / ⓘ WESS-lee-ən) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a men's college under the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown.
6 hours ago · Boston University ( BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodists with its original campus in Newbury, Vermont, before being chartered in Boston in 1869. It is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Boston Consortium for Higher Education.
