History
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James Randi: Magician and Paranormal Skeptic
James Randi (1928–2020) was a Canadian-American magician and scientific skeptic who founded JREF and challenged paranormal claims through investigation and…
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Arnold Palmer: Golf’s First Television Superstar
Arnold Palmer (1929–2016) was an American golf legend who won 62 PGA Tour titles and transformed golf into a populist…
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James Dewar: Pioneer of Low-Temperature Physics
James Dewar (1842–1923) was a Scottish chemist and physicist best known for inventing the vacuum flask and pioneering low-temperature gas…
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Abner Doubleday: Civil War General and Fort Sumter
Abner Doubleday (1819–1893) was a Union general who fired the first shot at Fort Sumter and commanded at Gettysburg. Learn…
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John McDouall Stuart: Explorer of Australia’s Interior
John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866) was a Scottish explorer who led the first successful expedition across Australia's interior from south to…
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Michael Crawford: The Phantom’s Virtuoso
Michael Crawford is an English actor, comedian and singer best known for originating the Phantom in The Phantom of the…
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Larry Hagman: Television’s Iconic Oil Baron
Larry Hagman (1931–2012) was an American actor best known for playing J.R. Ewing in Dallas and Major Anthony Nelson in…
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Peter Hall: British Theatre’s Transformative Director
Peter Hall (1930–2017) was an English theatre director who founded the Royal Shakespeare Company and directed the National Theatre for…
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Edward Dahlberg: American Novelist and Social Advocate
Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977) was an American novelist and essayist known for his social criticism and the acclaimed autobiography Because I…
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Silvio Pellico: Italian Patriot and Prison Memoirist
Silvio Pellico (1789–1854) was an Italian writer and patriot whose prison memoirs 'My Prisons' became a rallying cry for Italian…
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Peter Kindersley: Co-founder of Dorling Kindersley
Peter Kindersley, British publisher and co-founder of Dorling Kindersley, built a global illustrated publishing empire before pivoting to organic farming…
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Mark Bingham: Hero of Flight 93
Mark Bingham (1970–2001) was a PR executive and Flight 93 passenger who helped resist hijackers on 9/11, preventing an attack…
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Lauren Grandcolas: Witness to September 11
Lauren Grandcolas (1963–2001) was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 who called her husband during the September 11 hijacking,…
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Berry Berenson: Actress, Model, and Photographer
Berry Berenson (1948–2001) was an American actress, model, and photographer. She died in the September 11 attacks aboard American Airlines…
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Carolyn Beug: Filmmaker and September 11 Victim
Carolyn Beug (1952–2001) was an American filmmaker and video producer who died in the September 11 attacks aboard American Airlines…
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