Mary Kies, America’s First Woman to Become a Patent Holder
08-05-2018
(USKings.us) Women make history all the time, but they usually do it with what’s in their head instead of what’s on it. But on this day, 207 years ago, a woman named Mary Kies used both brains and bonnet to become the United States’ first woman to receive a patent.
Benjamin Franklin, the first American non-president to appear on the US dollar
07-05-2018
(USKings.us) Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSE (January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790) was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. - The Second Person, And The First American, To Travel Into Space
06-05-2018
(USKings.us) Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961 he became the first American to travel into space.
Freehold Raceway - The Oldest Racetrack In The United States
05-05-2018
(USKings.us) Freehold Raceway is a half-mile racetrack in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and is the oldest racetrack in the United States.
Aretha Franklin - The best-selling Gospel musical artist of all time
03-04-2018
(uskings.us) Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, where her father, C. L. Franklin, was minister. In 1960, at the age of 18, she embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records but only achieving modest success.
Amadeo Giannini - The American banker founded the Bank of America
29-03-2018
(uskings.us) Amadeo Pietro Giannini, also known as Amadeo Peter Giannini or A.P. Giannini (May 6, 1870 – June 3, 1949) was an American banker who founded the Bank of America.
Willis Carrier - The American engineer is best known for inventing modern air conditioning
26-03-2018
(uskings.us) Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning. Carrier invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902 and, in 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
Gertrude B. Elion - The first female pharmacologist developed the AIDS drug AZT in the U.S.
22-03-2018
(uskings.us) Gertrude Belle Elion (January 23, 1918 – February 21, 1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist, who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black.
Danaher Corporation - The largest conglomerate in the U.S.
17-03-2018
(uskings.us) The Danaher Corporation is an American conglomerate with its headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. Its products are concentrated in the fields of design, manufacturing, and marketing of industrial, healthcare and consumer products. It operates in Four segments: Environmental & Applied Solutions, Life Sciences, Diagnostics, and Dental.
Fluor Corporation - The largest engineering & construction company in the U.S.
10-03-2018
(uskings.us) Fluor Corporation is a multinational engineering and construction firm headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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