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  • GLOBAL CRAYOLA CREATIVITY WEEK was founded in 2025 by Crayola LLC. NATIONAL WATERFOWL DAY was founded in 2024 by Sylvan Heights Bird Park. NATIONAL IMAGINATION DAY was founded In 2024 BY National Day Calendar®. POPEYE® THE SAILOR MAN DAY was founded in 2024 by King Features Syndicate®, a unit of …Continue reading
  • James Bogardus (1800-1874) – Architect and inventor of cast-iron architecture. Lucy Hobbs Taylor (1833-1910) – First woman to graduate from dental school. Charles Ammi Cutter (1837-1903) – Harvard librarian who helped produce the Card Catalog system.  Adolph Gottlieb (1903-1974) …Continue reading
  • Abigail Fillmore (1798-1853) – The 14th First Lady of the U.S. (President Millard Fillmore). Percival Lowell (1855-1916) – Astronomer who was certain who predicted the discovery of Pluto. Ellery Harding Clark (1874-1949) – Considered the first modern Olympic champion in the high jump …Continue reading
  • Jane Pierce (1806-1863) – The 15th First Lady of the U.S. (President Franklin Pierce ). Clement Studebaker (1831-1901) – Co-founder of the H & C Studebaker Company. William V. Ranous (1857-1915) – Silent film and Shakespearean stage actor. Dorrit Hoffleit (1907-2007) – Astronomer …Continue reading
  • George Hayward (1791-1863) – The first surgeon to use ether. Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-1893) – Founder of Stanford University.  Evelyn Sears (1875-1966) – Tennis player and tennis champion. Will Geer (1902-1978) – Actor who is fondly remembered as the grandpa on The Waltons. Paul Wilbur …Continue reading