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Famous People Who Died on August 28
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Emmett Till
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- Famous People Born in 1941
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Emmett Till
1941 - 1955
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till on August 28, 1955 galvanized the emerging civil rights movement.
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Frederick Law Olmsted
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- Famous Architects
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Frederick Law Olmsted
Architect, Writer / 1822 - 1903
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted helped design many U.S. public parks. His first project was Central Park in New York City.
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Junipero Serra
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- Famous Missionaries
- Famous People Born on November 24
Junipero Serra
Missionary / 1713 - 1784
Spanish missionary Juniper Serra established his first U.S. mission in 1769. He built eight more California missions over the next thirteen years.
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John Huston
John Huston
Film Actor, Director / 1906 - 1987
American motion-picture director whose taut dramas, including The Maltese Falcon, were some of the most popular films from the 1940s on.
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William Lyon Mackenzie
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- Famous Scottish People
- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Named William
William Lyon Mackenzie
Political Leader, Publisher, Journalist / 1795 - 1861
William Lyon Mackenzie was a journalist and political agitator who led an unsuccessful revolt against the Canadian government in 1837.
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profile name: Emmett Till profile occupation:
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profile name: Junipero Serra profile occupation: Missionary
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profile name: John Huston profile occupation: Film Actor, Director
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profile name: Frederick Law Olmsted profile occupation: Architect, Writer
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profile name: William Lyon Mackenzie profile occupation: Political Leader, Publisher, Journalist
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