"Moscow Is Almost Certain: Anastasia Died with Tzar's Family", by Michael Specter, New York Times International (newspaper of New York, New York, USA), September 7, 1994, page A6.…
Aileen Carol Wuornos was born in Rochester, Michigan to Diane Kathleen Wuornos and Leo Arthur Pittman. Her maternal grandparents were of Finnish descent. Pittman, whom she never knew, was a child molester who served time in Kansas and Michigan mental hospitals. He died by hanging, presumably self-inflicted while in prison at Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas on January 30, 1969. Wuornos' mother Diane was 15 years old when she married Pittman on June 3, 1954. Two children were produced during their marriage; Keith was born in 1955 and Aileen in 1956. Less than two years into their marriage and just a few months before Aileen was born, Diane divorced Pittman. Diane abandoned the two children in 1960. She left them in the care of their maternal grandparents, "Lauri" Jacob Wuornos and Aileen "Britta" Moilanen.…
Louis Silvie Zamperini, known as Louie Zamperini was born on January 26,1917 in Olean, New York. Louie was born to Anthony Zamperini and Louise Dossi. Louie had a older brother, Pete, and two younger sisiters named Virginia and Sylvia. The Zamperini family then moved to Torrance, California. Louies family only spoke Italian, no English which made him a target of bullying in highschool.…
Amy Latour’s body was found dead last night in her bedroom, evidence found at the scene suggests that Amy Latour was in fact strangled by her own maid, Celeste due to getting tired of taking care of Ms. Amy Latour.…
Nancy Morgan Hart was born in Orange County, North Carolina in 1735. She grew up to be a feisty and short tempered woman. In fact, the local Cherokee Indians called her a "war woman." She was uneducated but she ran her household well and she had an excellent shot despite being cross-eyed. After she and her husband Benjamin Hart were married, they moved to the Wilkes river in Northern Georgia. Hart then became one of the most patriotic women in Georgia. While her husband was fighting in the war, she took care of their children but she still managed to work as a spy from time to time. She would disguise herself as a man and enter the British ranks. Then she would act dumb and get tons of information from them.…
Irene’s education was different than other children were. She went to school with her sisters in a German school and was very well educate. That was her favorite subject in school. Irene was a troublemaker, but listened when her parents talked to her. She was very well educated and was moved a higher grade than her sisters. She was enrolled in a nursing school of St. Mary’s Hospital, in Radom She was very good in being a nurse and learned many ways for medicine She never finished her work because of Hitler.…
Yvonne Addie Riley was born on March 19, 1953 to the loving parents of OdessaDouglas Riley, and Charles Moses Riley Sr.. Yvonne received Christ at an early age at Holy Angels Catholic Church. She attended Holy Angels Catholic School and after graduating she attended a Wendell Phillips high school. Yvonne pursued a career in nursing at Sheridan Shores,and Atrium to her death. Yvonne was a mother figure to everyone she encountered with, her love extended to all. She had a heart of gold and hands of Steele. She was the life of the party, she knew how to make sure everyone had a good time. She enjoyed cooking, and had a warm smile and jokes that would light up the room.…
From early 1900’s keep focus post World War II there were many indigenous singers but none of them made much the huge impact on Australia and the world like Jessica Mauboy has. At the age of 14 Jessica won the Telstra road to Tamworth competition ta the 2004 Tamworth country music festival in Tamworth New South Wales. As the first winner of the completion. Jessica then travel to Sydney to preform and second a recording deal with Sony music Australia. Then she released a country inspired album Cyprus liber…
Only 1.5 % of people will get pancreatic cancer in their lifetime. Unfortunately Diane Schendezos was one of them. Diane was a strong person who inspired people to to give up hate, and be loving. So be lovin gand generous in her honor. Her personality was as hard as a rock but as loving as a puppy, and she had enough tough hope for 5 people.…
Have you ever heard Irena Sendler? Irena Sendler created changed offering medicine and supplies, taking care of children, and had a growth mindset. Irena was a leader of justice during World War II.…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Distressed, out of cash and in disguise, a missing Georgia bride-to-be turned up on a seedy stretch of Route 66 and told authorities Saturday she'd been abducted, then copped to the truth - she fled the pressure of her looming wedding.…
Sharon Draper was born in 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio. The oldest child of Victor Mills who was a hotel maitre'd, and Catherine Mills, who worked as a advertising manager for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Catherine always read to her three children each night starting when they were very young. By the time Sharon began school she was already known to be the bookworm. Victor and Catherine encouraged their kids to try to study and work hard, and as a result they could reach whatever goal they set for themselves. Sharon started becoming a straight A student and going through almost every single book in her school library. While still in elementary school Draper also realized that one day she wanted to become a teacher. Sharon always would single out one old woman and call them her role model. One of her role models was, her fifth grade teacher Mrs. Kathadaza Mann. According to Sharon the teacher taught her students about Black history long before it was accepted. In high…
Ina Garten has become a household name for many. This professional chef was born on February 2, 1948, in New York City. In 1978, Ina Garten found herself working in the White House on nuclear energy policy. She remembers herself thinking, “There's got to be more to life than this!" She saw an ad for a small food store for sale in Long Island. She and her husband drove up to investigate and instantly made the owner an offer. Thinking she had days to think about her decision, she drove home. The next morning, the owner Two months later she began the job of owner of Barefoot Contessa, a small specialty food…
Her name is Charlotte Figi. Charlotte had her first seizure when she was just three months old. Over the course of a few months, Charlotte’s seizures would last two to four hours, and she was hospitalized on numerous occasions, and she used to suffer from more than 40 seizures per day ever since she was born, Charlotte was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, a rare form and severe form of intractable epilepsy. and Charlotte’s Doctor gave her less than a year to live. French doctors suggested an experimental anti-seizure drug to the Figis. The con of this “experimental” drug was that it was only being used on dogs at the time. They also went to see a Dravet Specialist in Chicago, who put Charlotte on a diet that was high in fat and low in carbohydrates. The diet helped control her seizures but consequently had many side effects. After just two years of the diet, Charlotte’s seizures came back with a vengeance. She began to have 300 seizures a week, she had also lost the ability to walk, talk and eat. Doctor’s suggested putting Charlotte into a medically induced coma. When Charlotte turned just five years old, the doctors told the Figi’s parents, that there was nothing else they could do for their child. Heartbroken by the news from the doctor’s, the Figi’s made the decision to try medical marijuana.…
Sara Teasdale is an American lyrical poet born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1884. Throughout her childhood and adulthood, she suffered from many illnesses. This caused her to be homeschooled until she was well enough to be put in school, which finally came at the age of nine. Teasdale finished school in 1903 after going to three different schools and battling many more illnesses along the way. She was an accomplished writer of poetry shortly after finishing school and she has had many poems published to multiple different sources. Her poems have also been used as lyrics for many choral pieces and she has won awards for her collection of poems entitled “Love Songs”. At Sara’s funeral, her mother spoke of how Sara always loved reading poetry and looking at anything beautiful, so she was amazing at taking those beautiful things she saw and turning them into poetry.…