Bernard OliverBorn: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone…
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BROWN John Robert , a Representative from Virginia;
born near Snow Creek, Franklin County, Va., January 14, 1842;
attended private schools in Franklin and Henry Counties;
entered the Confederate…
Gerard DepardieuactorBorn: 12/27/1948Birthplace: Chateauroux, France A hulking, charismatic leading man, he has become an enormously popular and prolific international star. He is perhaps…
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SAUNDERS Edward Watts , a Representative from Virginia; born near Rocky Mount, Franklin
County, Va., October 20, 1860; received his early education under private
teachers; attended Bellevue High…
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KERR John Hosea , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Yanceyville, Caswell
County, N.C., December 31, 1873; attended the local school and Bingham's
Military School of North Carolina; was…
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