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Zachary Taylor receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Major General and twelfth U.S. President is the only individual to receive three Congressional Gold Medals. This is his first -
Zachary Taylor receives his second Congressional Gold Medal
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Zachary Taylor receives his third Congressional Gold Medal
this date is not correct, but the year is. i could not find the date that he was given the third medal -
Thomas Edison invents the light bulb
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Thomas Edison talks about his views on religion
'Nature is what we know. We do not know the gods of religions. And nature is not kind, or merciful, or loving. If God made me — the fabled God of the three qualities of which I spoke: mercy, kindness, love — He also made the fish I catch and eat. And where do His mercy, kindness, and love for that fish come in? No; nature made us — nature did it all — not the gods of the religions' -- Thomas Edison -
Claudia Johnson is born
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Harry Truman has his only daughter, Margaret
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Thomas Edison receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Thomas Edison was a great inventor and invented many things that were ahead of his time. he is mostly known for inventing the light bulb.
the photo was taken in 1878. he is showing his phonograph -
Claudia has her first daughter, Lynda
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Robert Frost receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Robert Frost was an American poet. he won four Pulitzer Prizes for poetry [1924-1947] -
Robert Kennedy had very strong faith in Catholicism
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Robert Kennedy was the most religious out of his brothers
another random date in the sixties where he displayed his faith -
Winston Churchill receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Winston Churchill had many places in politics. Was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1951-1955 -
Robert Kennedy receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Robert Kennedy protected the Freedom riders and fought against organized crime&mafia in the 1960s -
Claudia Johnson receives her Congressional Gold Medal
Claudia Johnson started the beautification of Washington DC. she was the wife of President Johnson -
Harry Truman receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Harry Truman was the 33rd president of US[1945-1953] . He sent the atomic bomb to Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Frank Sinatra receives his Congressional Gold Medal
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Pope John Paul II receives his Congressional Gold Medal
His ordination was on November 1 1946. Consecration on September 28 1958 -
Jackie Robinson receives his Congressional Gold Medal
Jackie Robinson was an African-American baseball player [Brooklyn Dodgers]. he broke the color barrier by being the first black player on a MLB team. [1947]
