Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, the first honorary citizen of Ireland, is born in NY
Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (7 February 1875 – 19 January 1968) was an American-British mining magnate and philanthropist. A successful businessman, Beatty was given the epithet “the King of Copper” in reference to his fortune. He became a naturalised British citizen in 1933, was knighted in 1954 and was made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957.
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Birth of Daniel Daly, double Medal of Honor winner in Glen Cove, NY
Daniel Joseph Daly (November 11, 1873 – April 27, 1937) was a United States Marine and one of nineteen U.S. servicemen to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. He earned his first Medal of Honor during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, and the second in Haiti in 1915. Daly and Major General Smedley Butler are the only Marines who earned two Medals of Honor in two separate actions
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William Roberts becomes leader of the Fenian Brotherhood
William Randall Roberts (February 06, 1830 – August 09, 1897) was a Fenian Brotherhood member, United States Representative from New York (1871–1875), and a United States Ambassador to Chile.
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John Muir, pioneering conservationist and founder of Yosemite National Park, born in Dunbar.
John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as “John of the Mountains” and “Father of the National Parks”, was a Scottish-born American: 42 naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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James Augustine Healy, the 1st black Roman Catholic bishop in America
James Augustine Healy (April 6, 1830 – August 5, 1900) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the first known African American to serve as a Catholic priest or bishop. With his predominantly European ancestry, Healy passed for a white man and identified as such.
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Thomas Clark Luby, co-founder of the Fenian Brotherhood, is born
Thomas Clarke Luby, a prominent Irish nationalist and co-founder of the Fenian Brotherhood, was born on January 16, 1822. Luby played a significant role in the Irish republican movement during the 19th century, advocating for Irish independence from British rule.
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Thomas Paines The Rights of Man, is published
Thomas Paine’s “The Rights of Man” was first published in two parts, with Part I coming out in 1791 and Part II in 1792. This work was a response to Edmund Burke’s conservative critique of the French Revolution in his work “Reflections on the Revolution in France” (1790), which defended constitutional monarchy, aristocracy, and the Church of England. Paine’s “The Rights of Man” defended the principles of the French Revolution and argued for the rights of individuals against government oppression, advocating for democratic government, individual rights, and social welfare measures.
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George Clinton, born
George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A prominent Democratic-Republican, Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812.
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Rev. John Witherspoon, President of Princeton College, signatory to the US Declaration of Independence, baptized
John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States.
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