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Garrett Morgan
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Black Scientists
- Famous Pisceans
Garrett Morgan
Entrepreneur, Inventor, Publisher / 1877 - 1963
Garrett Morgan blazed a trail for African-American inventors with his many patents, including those for a hair-straightening product, a breathing device, and an improved sewing machine and traffic signal.
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Oswald Avery
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- Famous Libras
- Famous Geneticists
- Famous Scientists
Oswald Avery
Geneticist / 1877 - 1955
Oswald Avery discovered cell transformation. He recognized that DNA carries a cell’s genetic material and can be altered.
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Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
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- Famous Cancerians
- Famous Military Leaders
- Famous Generals
Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.
General / 1877 - 1970
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr., was the first African-American general for the U.S. Army, after starting as a volunteer in the Spanish-American War.
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Isadora Duncan
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- Automobile Accident Victims
- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Famous Geminis
Isadora Duncan
Choreographer / 1877 - 1927
Isadora Duncan was a trailblazing dancer and instructor whose emphasis on free forms of movement was a precursor to modern dance techniques.
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Wallace D. Fard
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- Famous Ministers
- Famous People Born in 1877
Wallace D. Fard
Minister / 1877 -
Wallace Fard was known as an Islamic minister and founder of the Nation of Islam, sometimes referred to as Black Muslims. -
Plutarco Elias Calles
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- Famous Libras
- Famous People Born in 1877
- Famous Mexicans
Plutarco Elias Calles
World Leader / 1877 - 1945
Plutarco Elías Calles served as the president of Mexico from 1924-1928. He is best known fiercely opposing Roman Catholicism, which led to the Cristero War.
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