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(February 25, 1888–May 24, 1959), was the U.S. Secretary of State, 1953–59, during the Eisenhower administration, where he helped negotiate the Peace Treaty with Japan after World War II, 1950–51. A graduate of Princeton University and George Washington University, he served as an international attorney with the law firm of Sullivan and Cromwell in New … Continue reading “DULLES,
JOHN FOSTER”

(May 11, 1888–September 22, 1989), was a Russian-born American songwriter. The son of a rabbi, he was four-years old when he came with his family to New York. He served as a U.S. infantry sergeant during World War I. His works include: Remember; Always; Alexander’s Ragtime Band; Easter Parade; and White Christmas. In 1945, President … Continue reading “BERLIN,
IRVING”

(August 3, 1887–April 23, 1915), was an English poet known for writing verse with vivid beauty. A graduate of Cambridge University, he traveled in Germany, America, the South Seas and the Aegean Sea, before dying in World War I. His works include: Collect Poems; 2 1914 and The Great Lover. In his poem Peace, Rupert … Continue reading “BROOKE,
RUPERT”

(December 25, 1887–January 3, 1979), was founder of the Hilton Hotel chain. After having served in World War I, he was involved in the banking business, and his father’s mercantile concerns. In 1919, he purchased his first hotel in Cisco, Texas, which began his world-impacting career. On May 7, 1952, Conrad Hilton gave an address, … Continue reading “HILTON,
CONRAD NICHOLSON”

(1888–1973), was an American journalist and editor. He stated: The destiny of the world is in the hands of those statesmen who can interpret faithfully the commands of the Almighty.3399

(October 16, 1886–December 1, 1973), was an Israeli statesman; organized the Jewish Legion of American, British and Palestinian Jews, which fought against the Turks in the Holy Land; became founder of the National Council of Palestinian Jews; became a member of the executive body of the Jewish Agency, 1933; became chairman of the Agency, 1935; … Continue reading “BEN-GURION,
DAVID”

(December 6, 1886–July 30, 1918), was an American poet and journalist, whose famous poem, Trees, was first published in the Poetry magazine, 1913. He was educated at Rutgers College and Columbia University, and worked for the New York Times. His works include: Summer of Love, 1911; The Circus and Other Essays, 1916; Main Street and … Continue reading “KILMER,
ALFRED JOYCE”

(1886–1967), was an influential American advertising executive, author and politician. He stated: Voltaire spoke of the Bible as a short-lived book. He said that within a hundred years it would pass from common use. Not many people read Voltaire today, but his house has been packed with Bibles as a depot of a Bible society.3389 … Continue reading “BARTON,
BRUCE”

(February 27, 1886–September 25, 1971), was an Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1937–71, appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; and a U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1927–37. He wrote in a 1962 decision: Indeed, as late as the time of the Revolutionary War, there were established churches in at least eight of the thirteen former colonies … Continue reading “BLACK,
HUGO LA FAYETTE”

(November 20, 1884–December 19, 1968), was an author, reformer and U.S. socialist leader. On November 27, 1965, in an anti-war protest in Washington, D.C., he stated in a speech: I’d rather see America save her soul than her face.3384