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Samuel Colt inventor

“Goodbye” Samuel Colt – Died 10 January 1862

  Samuel Colt (July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor and industrialist from Hartford, Connecticut, founder of Colt’s Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now known as Colt’s Manufacturing Company).  When he died in 1862,he was  one...

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“Goodbye” Theodore Roosevelt – Died 6 January 1919

    Theodore “T.R.” Roosevelt, Jr. (October 27, 1858—January 6, 1919) was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909). He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive (“Bull Moose”) Party of 1912. Roosevelt...

General Tom Thumb

“Hello” General Tom Thumb – Born 4 January 1838

  General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (January 4, 1838 – July 15, 1883), a short person who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut,  to parents who were of average height,...

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“Hello” Bruce Lee – Born 27 November 1940

  Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan  27 November 1940 – 20 July 1973) … was a Chinese American, martial artist, action film actor, martial arts instructor, and filmmaker. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do and was...