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A German composer and musician.
An American scientist and the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution who invented electromagnets.
An American physical chemist who developed radio-carbon dating
An English long-distance runner who broke her own world record at the 2003 London marathon with her time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds.
An American novelist, best known for his novels and short stories
France officially recognizes the United States' independence.
With a gasoline engine, Orville Wright makes his first successful flight in an airplane at Kitty Hawk, N.C., covering 37 m.
Rear Adm. Chester Nimitz takes command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The U.S. Congress passes the Clean Air Act, a sweeping set of laws designed to protect the environment from air pollution.
An American novelist, best known for his novels and short stories was born on December 17, 1903, in Moreland, Georgia, United States. He was educated at Virginia and Pennsylvania universities. In Tobacco Lester Road (1932), his most famous novel Caldwell described the unforgettable family of Jeeter with an earthy indignation and vivid humour. In 1933, Dramatized the play had a seven-year run on Broadway; it was also made into a successful film in 1940. Caldwell's other works include the novel God's Little Acre (1933); You Have Seen Their Faces (1937), an illustrated documentary of the rural South which he wrote in collaboration with his wife, American photographer Margaret Bourke-White; and the autobiographical books Call It Experience (1951) and With All My Might (1987). Caldwell also worked as a journalist in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics during World War II (1939-1945) and later wrote screenplays in Hollywood, California. His books were read worldwide and were particularly admired in Europe.
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