Month: August 2013

August 21: Mary Johnson

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August 21: Mary Johnson, who lived in slavery in Virginia, then upon her emancipation worked for years as a beloved servant for the Brown family, was interred in the Brown Lot on this date in 1879.

Gottschalk and Friends

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Louis Moreau Gottschalk was one of America’s first matinee idols and international superstars. A child prodigy as a pianist, he left his home city of New Orleans for Paris at the age of 12 to learn his craft. He soon became a sensation in Europe, America, and South America. Gottschalk has been called “America’s first … Read more

August 20: Frances Flora Bond Palmer

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August 20: On this date in 1876, Frances Flora Bond Palmer, the only woman artist who worked for lithographers Nathaniel Currier and James Ives, and whose art hung in more American homes than any other artist, died.

August 19: Robert Troup

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August 19: Robert Troup, who roomed with Alexander Hamilton at Kings College, was captured at the Battle of Brooklyn, and served as an aide to General Horatio Gates, was born on this date in 1757.

August 18: Women’s Suffragists

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August 18: On this date in 1920, the efforts of suffragists Louisine Havemeyer, Harriet Laidlaw, Clemence Lozier, and others, culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote.

August 17: Frederick Thomas Locke

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August 17: Frederick Thomas Locke, who was brevetted brigadier general for his actions at the Battle of Five Forks during the Civil War, and worked as a plumbing contractor after the war, was born on this date in 1826.