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2 days ago · John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia 1985–2015, Governor of West Virginia 1977–1985, husband of Sharon Rockefeller) Steven C. Rockefeller (Middlebury College professor emeritus, son of Mary Clark and Nelson Rockefeller) Susan Cohn Rockefeller (filmmaker, spouse of David Rockefeller Jr.)
23 hours ago · Robert Strange McNamara ( / ˈmæknəmærə /; June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American businessman and government official who served as the eighth United States secretary of defense from 1961 to 1968 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains the longest-serving secretary of defense, having remained in office ...
- 1940–1946
- 3, including Craig
3 days ago · Amelia Mary Earhart ( / ˈɛərhɑːrt / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, she embraced celebrity culture and women's rights, and ...
- Amelia Mary Earhart, July 24, 1897, Atchison, Kansas, U.S.
- Death in absentia, January 5, 1939
- Many early aviation records, including first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
5 days ago · The cathedral occupies a city block bounded by Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, 50th Street, and 51st Street, directly across from Rockefeller Center. Designed by James Renwick Jr., it is the largest Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral in North America.
- United States
- 631 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
1 day ago · Museum of Modern Art. / 40.76167°N 73.97750°W / 40.76167; -73.97750. The Museum of Modern Art ( MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The institution was conceived in 1929 by Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, Lillie P. Bliss, and Mary Quinn Sullivan.
- November 7, 1929; 93 years ago
- Glenn D. Lowry
- 2,190,440 (2022)
3 days ago · The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded on October 11, 1890 by four determined women and a supporting cast of patriotic citizens. Decidedly not ladies of leisure, the four founders were anything but traditional. Learn more about the formative years of the organization and the brave women who lay the groundwork for the Society that is still going strong 125 years later. Learn more ...
23 hours ago · t. e. Elizabeth Ann Warren ( née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor who is the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, serving since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party and regarded as a progressive, [3] Warren has focused on consumer protection, equitable economic opportunity, and the ...
