Retrobituaries

Les Waas, Writer of the Mister Softee Jingle

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Les Waas, Writer of the Mister Softee Jingle

Alaska Davidson, First Female FBI Special Agent

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Alaska Davidson, First Female FBI Special Agent

Jesse Applegate, Who Found a Safer Route on the Oregon Trail

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Jesse Applegate, Who Found a Safer Route on the Oregon Trail

A Biophysicist Who Studied the Thermodynamics of Pizza

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A Biophysicist Who Studied the Thermodynamics of Pizza

Margaret Fuller, Pioneering Feminist Author and Journalist

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Lois Weber, the First American Woman to Direct a Feature Film

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James Caleb Jackson, Inventor of Dry Breakfast Cereal

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Robert Recorde, Inventor of the Equals Sign

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How the Inventor of Liquid Paper, Bette Nesmith Graham, Helped Launch MTV

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Garrett Morgan, the Prolific Inventor Behind the 3-Phase Traffic Signal

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Diogenes of Sinope, the Ancient Philosopher Who Lived in a Wine Barrel

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Ibn Battuta, One of the Greatest Travelers of All Time

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Steam Train Maury, the Hobo King

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Occultist, Charlatan, Adventurer—Who Was Count Cagliostro?

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Annie Londonderry, First Woman to Cycle Around The World

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Edith Clifford, the Early 20th Century's Most Amazing Female Sword Swallower

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