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Edited by Dad’s Milk (Timelost): 4/28/2015 10:50:49 AM
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Unappreciated Historical Figures!

Here is the thread dedicated to all those dead people out there who you feel should get more attention than they do/did (family included). Here's how we put them on the spotlight: 1)Name/Picture 2)Date of Birth/Death (if unknown guestimate) 3)Why you feel they should be remembered. 4)FUN FACTS! I'll go first; 1)George Williams 2)October 11, 1821 – November 6, 1905 3)This fine gentleman saw the amount of disgraceful actions that young men were committing during Industrial Era London, so he and a group of 11 friends formed the very first YMCA in 1844. Ever since the YMCA (or as it is now known as "the Y") has been a hallmark for community service and reaching out to those in need. NO ITS NOT JUST A GYM. 4)He was actually a very rude mofo in his youth, then later became a devout Christian. Edit: I'm trying to bring attention to those fine gentlemen or woman who are very obscure in the history books. No points are deducted of course for bringing up a past president, but try to show us the people who did something cool, yet are neglected by major curriculums

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  • Edited by Britton: 4/29/2015 4:29:32 AM
    Claire Cameron Patterson. He discovered the age of the earth by developing the uranium-lead dating method into lead-lead dating, and by using leadisotopic data from the Canyon Diablo meteorite, he calculated an age for the Earthof 4.55 billion years; a figure far more accurate than those that existed at the time and one that has remained largely unchanged since 1956. He also was the biggest proponent for the dangers of lead, and how their presence in fuels was damaging the earth, and people.

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