Birth Date: January 3, 1905 Death Date: February 3, 1961 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Monument Type: Historic/Residence A future actress was born in January 1905. The child’s name was Wong Liu Tsong, yet moviegoers would know her as Anna May Wong. Both...
Born in Germany in 1929, Anne Frank’s family was Jewish. Her first decade witnessed the rise of the Nazi party, which grew to power by blaming Jews (and others) for Germany’s post-World War I problems. High unemployment and poverty were severe, making...
Full Name: Annie Goodrich Ellsworth Smith Birth Date: January 5th, 1826 Death Date: January 21st, 1900 In the year 1844, Annie Goodrich Ellsworth chose the words used on the world’s first telegraph message following Congress’ approval of a bill to build...
Born on September 24, 1940, Arati began her life in Bengal, in what was then British India. Her family was middle class Bengali Hindu, and Arati had one older brother and one younger sister. At the age of 2, she lost her mother. With her father enlisted in the armed...
Full Name: Artemisia Gentileschi Birth Date: July 8, 1593 Death Date (if known): c. 1656 Location: Naples. Italy Monument Type: Historic/Residence One of the most famous quotes attributed to painter Artemisia Gentileschi is “My illustrious lordship, I’ll...
