Jennifer Ferris

Most Recent Articles by Jennifer Ferris

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  Happy Birthday, Neil Gaiman, Writer of "Coraline" and “The Sandman”
  Neil Gaiman transformed a writing career penning rock and roll biographies into a multinational success story. In less than three decades writing comics, graphic novels and various works of speculative fiction, he has earned legions of loyal fans, produced Hollywood blockbusters adapted from his work and been named one of the 10 best authors living today.
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  Happy Birthday, Hedy Lamarr, Actress and Inventor
  Hedy Lamarr was a woman perpetually ahead of her time. She shocked the world with one of the first filmed nude scenes in 1933, and a decade later, invented a method of frequency transmission used today to provide secure communications for wireless and cell phone networks.
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  Happy Birthday, Milton Bradley, Father of the Modern Board Game
  Milton Bradley is a household name for his creation of such board game classics as The Game of Life, but he was more than just an inventor. His fascination with the process of learning, coupled with his skill at printing, made him a pioneer in the field of early childhood education as well.
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  Happy Birthday, Eugene Debs, Labor Leader
  Eugene V. Debs spearheaded labor movements, led the American Socialist Party and is remembered today for being an agitator who never shied from passionately expressing his opinions—even when it led to his arrest.
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  Happy Birthday, Walter Cronkite, CBS News Anchor
  To his colleagues, he was “Old Iron Pants,” and to everyone else, he was “The Most Trusted Man in America.” For more than half a century, CBS newsman Walter Cronkite reported, and to a certain extent, made the news, announcing Kennedy’s assassination and the first steps on the moon as well as influencing a more rapid end to the Vietnam War.