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John Wilkes Booth
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- Infamous Assassins
- Famous Taureans
John Wilkes Booth
Theater Actor, Assassin / 1838 - 1865
On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching Our American Cousin at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.
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Victoria Woodhull
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- Notable Female Leaders
- Influential Women of Washington
- Groundbreaking Women
Victoria Woodhull
Women's Rights Activist, Editor, Publisher / 1838 - 1927
Victoria Woodhull was a spiritualist, activist, politician and author who was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.
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John Muir
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- Famous Scottish People
- Famous Leos
- Famous Environmental Activists
John Muir
Environmental Activist, Journalist / 1838 - 1914
Naturalist, writer, and advocate of U.S. forest conservation, John Muir founded the Sierra Club and helped establish Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks.
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Liliuokalani
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- Famous Queens
- Famous Royalty
Liliuokalani
Queen / 1838 - 1917
Liliuokalani was the queen of the Hawaiian Islands from 1891 to 1895. -
Georges Bizet
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Songwriters and Composers
- Famous People Named Georges
Georges Bizet
Songwriter / 1838 - 1875
French composer Georges Bizet is best known for the realistic opera Carmen, a work that established itself as the model of opéra comique.
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Annie Edson Taylor
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- Famous People Named Annie
- Famous People Born in 1838
Annie Edson Taylor
1838 - 1921
Annie Edson Taylor was a teacher and daredevil who was the first person to ride down Niagara Falls in a barrel.
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George Burns and Gracie Allen
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View groupGeorge Burns met Gracie Allen in 1922, and they married in 1926. Their highly successful vaudeville act featured George as the straight man to Gracie's zany antics. The couple created its best-known sketch for radio, a situation comedy starring themselves as a working show-business couple. They carried the format to television in 1948, including next-door neighbors Harry and Blanche Morton, Gracie's infamous illogical logic, and the signature "Say goodnight, Gracie" at the show's close. The duo also made films, including an Oscar-nominated turn in A Damsel in Distress with Fred Astaire.
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