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William Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Marie M. Ortmann, from Vienna, Austria, and Wilhelm Böing (1846–1890) from Hohenlimburg, Germany. [1] Wilhelm Böing emigrated to the United States in 1868 and initially worked as a laborer. [2] His move to the United States was disliked by his father and he received no financial support.
The key architects of Dominican independence: Matías Ramón Mella, Juan Pablo Duarte and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez. Matías Ramón Mella (1816–1864), Juan Pablo Duarte (1813–1876) and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez (1817–1861) are considered the Dominican Republic's Founding Fathers. Duarte is featured on the $1 coin and on the now ...
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3]
Grumman mortgaged his house for $16,950 and Swirbul's mother borrowed $6,000 from her employers to help set up Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. [N 1] [13] The co-founders were soon joined by Ed Poor, Grover Loening's business manager, and E. Clinton Towl, who had recently come from Wall Street. These five men formed the company's inner ...
Mary Baker Eddy (nee Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader, Christian healer, and author, who in 1879 founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, the Mother Church of the Christian Science movement.
Joseph Winthrop Holley (1874 – 1958) was a 19th-century American educator and author. He is best known as the founder of Albany State University, which he founded in 1903 as the Albany Bible and Manual Training Institute.
As the founder of Sequoia Capital, he has been referred to as the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Computer History Museum credited him as playing "a key role in the formation of a number of industries such as semiconductors, personal computers, personal computer software, digital entertainment and networking."
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. American lawyer and poet (1779–1843) Francis Scott Key Key c. 1825 4th United States Attorney for the District of Columbia In office 1833–1841 President Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren Preceded by Thomas Swann Succeeded by Philip Richard Fendall II Personal details Born (1779-08-01 ...