April Fool’s Day in the U.S.
April Fool’s Day has been a part of American life for a very long time. During the late 19th century food pranks were popular. Because our cooking and eating habits […]
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First Female Surgeon in Civil War: Physician Mary Walker
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker overcame resistance from the military and served as a battlefield surgeon during the Civil War. She was acknowledged for her work when she was awarded the
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Guardian of the Manhattan Project: Dorothy Scarritt McKibbin
McKibbin served as the primary contact for people arriving to work on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico After the war, she remained in Santa Fe and became
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Annie Dodge Wauneka (1907-1997): Improved Health Standards for the Navajo People
Worked to bridge gap between native healers and medical doctors in an effort to eradicate tuberculosis among the Navajos Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963 Second woman elected to
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First Woman Tiger Trainer/Tamer: Mabel Stark (1888-1968)
• Performed with many circuses as a tiger trainer and had the center ring with Ringling Brothers in the early 1920s • Worked with the big cats for 57 years
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St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S.: Six Surprising Facts
. St. Patrick’s Day as a cultural holiday is an American invention — the first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place in the United States on March 17, 1762. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through — where else? New York City.
2. The NYC parade became the “granddaddy” of what it is today in 1848 when several New York Irish Aid societies decided to unite their smaller parades to become one. Today the parade is the world’s oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States.
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