American History Landmarks in Michigan

ContentsHampton American History Landmarks in MichiganInteresting Items Related to MI HistoryPage Citations and Related ArticlesHampton American History Landmarks in Michigan Discover some of the more interesting American history landmarks in the state of Michigan, such as the One-Room Schoolhouse, The Edmund Fitzgerald (yes, the one from the Gordon Lightfoot song: The Legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald), and...

American History Landmarks in Massachusetts

ContentsHampton American History Landmarks in MassachusettsInteresting Items Related to MA HistoryPage Citations and Related ArticlesHampton American History Landmarks in Massachusetts Discover some of the more interesting American history landmarks in the state of Massachusetts, such as The African Meeting House, the oldest Black church edifice in the United States; the first email ever sent, the Emancipation...

Frederick M. Jones

Born: May 17, 1892 Cincinnati, Ohio Died: February 21, 1961 Frederick M. Jones was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1892 (possibly 1893, according to M.I.T.). After returning from France after serving in World War I, Mr. Jones worked as a garage mechanic. His mastery of electronic devices was largely self-taught, through work experience and the inventing process. With his experience as a mechanic he developed a...

Meredith C. Gourdine

Born: September 26, 1929 Newark, New Jersey Died: November 20, 1998 Houston, Texas Meredith C. Gourdine was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1929. He received a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Cornell University in 1953 and a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1960. Dr. Gourdine pioneered the research of electrogasdynamics. He was responsible for the...

Robert Goddard

Born: October 5, 1882 – Worcester, Massachusetts Died: August 10, 1945 – Baltimore, Maryland Robert Goddard is given credit as being one of the fathers of modern rocketry. Though not given credit during his lifetime, he is now recognized as a significant modern scientist. Robert Goddard was born on October 5, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts. As a young boy he displayed an interest and ability in...

Benjamin Franklin

Born: January 17, 1706 – Boston, Massachusetts Died: April 17, 1790 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Benjamin Franklin was a diplomat, politician, printer, and scientist. He invented bifocals, the Franklin stove, and experimented with electricity. Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He showed his intelligence and interest early on in reading and writing. At the age of ten though, he was...

Thomas Edison

Born: February 11, 1847 – Milan, Ohio Died: – October 18, 1931 – Llewellyn Park in West Orange, New Jersey Thomas Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio. Young Tom didn’t do very well in school, so his mother decided to teach him at home. She gave him lots of books to read. Tom was a curious boy. He always wanted to know how things worked. He liked to see if he could make them work...

Edwin Laurentine Drake

Born: March 29, 1819 – Greenville, New York Died: November 9, 1880 – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Edwin Laurentine Drake was born in 1819 in Greenville, New York. Drake is considered the petroleum entrepreneur of the oil industry. A former railroad conductor, his success was based on his belief that drilling was the best way to obtain petroleum from the earth. He organized Seneca Oil Co., leased land, and...

Henry Ford

ContentsLearning Links for Henry FordBorn: July 30, 1863 – Dearborn, Michigan Died: April 7, 1947 – Dearborn, Michigan Henry Ford is often incorrectly thought of as the inventor of the automobile. (That distinction belongs to Karl Benz of Germany.) Henry Ford was an innovative man who revolutionized the automobile industry. Ford was born on July 30, 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. As a child he worked...

Charlotte Maguire, M.D.

Born: 1918 – Orlando, Florida “It’s easy to wear out after a while, but I’ve been lucky. I’m 86 years old, but I’m still trying to make a difference. That’s what counts in the end-that you keep on trying.” MOTHER OF THE FLORIDA STATE MEDICAL SCHOOL In 1944, when Charlotte Maguire earned her medical degree from the University of Arkansas College of Medicine, women were not...