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Geisel was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Henrietta (née Seuss) and Theodor Robert Geisel. [9] [10] His father managed the family brewery and was later appointed to supervise Springfield's public park system by Mayor John A. Denison [11] after the brewery closed because of Prohibition. [12]
He married his first wife, Anne Child, in about 1677 in Ecton and emigrated with her to Boston in 1683; they had three children before emigration and four after. Following her death, Josiah married Abiah Folger on July 9, 1689, in the Old South Meeting House by Reverend Samuel Willard, and had ten children with her. Benjamin, their eighth child ...
The famous image of Einstein taken by International News photographer Arthur Sasse in 1951. Einstein became one of the most famous scientific celebrities after the confirmation of his general theory of relativity in 1919. [321] [322] [323] Although most of the public had little understanding of his work, he was widely recognized and admired.
Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave.
Blume's children's books have also been praised for their delicate way of portraying the hardships that kids can face at a young age. [50] It’s Not the End of the World (1972) helped many kids understand divorce and the Fudge book series explored the various aspects of loving siblings despite the rivalry. [50]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 September 2024. American writer Louis Sachar Born (1954-03-20) March 20, 1954 (age 70) East Meadow, New York, U.S. Education Antioch College University of California, Berkeley (BA) University of California, Hastings (JD) Genre Children's fiction Notable works Holes Johnny's in the Basement Stanley ...
Jackson's childhood home in Gary, Indiana, pictured in March 2010. Michael Joseph Jackson [3] [4] was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. [5] [6] He was the eighth of ten children in the Jackson family, a working-class African-American family living in a two-bedroom house on Jackson Street.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 September 2024. This article is about the author and cartoonist. For the former American football player, see Jeff Kinney (American football). American author, cartoonist and screenwriter (born 1971) Jeff Kinney Kinney in November 2011 Born (1971-02-19) February 19, 1971 (age 53) Fort Washington ...