Gabriel Prosserslave revolt leaderBorn: c. 1775Birthplace: Henrico County, Virginia An educated slave, Prosser worked as a blacksmith. Inspired by the successful Haitian slave revolt, Prosser…
Donna Karan(Donna Faske)fashion designer, business executiveBorn: 10/2/1948Birthplace: Forest Hills, N.Y. Known as the queen of Seventh Avenue, Donna Karan is the owner and chief designer of…
H. J. Heinz(Henry John Heinz)food manufacturerBorn: 1844Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. He began his career in the food and condiments business selling garden vegetables to neighbors, and moved…
W. H. Smith(William Henry Smith, Jr.)newsagent, bookseller, statesman Born: 1825Birthplace: London, England He entered the family's bookselling business, becoming his father's partner in 1846…
explorerDied: June 12, 2007 (Scotland) Best Known as: explorer of Arctic and Antarctic Explorer, who was the first man to walk across the frozen Arctic…
Mark Hopkinsmerchant, railroad developerBorn: 9/3/1814Birthplace: Richmond County, Va. An astute businessman, Hopkins looked upon the California Gold Rush in 1849 originally for its mining…
Collis P. Huntingtonrailroad executiveBorn: 10/22/1821Birthplace: Harwinton, Conn. Like his future partner, Mark Hopkins, Huntington moved his mercantile business west to capitalize on the…
Tom Loftin Johnsonbusinessman, U.S. representative, mayorBorn: 1854Birthplace: near Georgetown, Ky. He spent the early part of his career runningg streetcars in Louisville, where he came in…
Bernard MoorepotterBorn: 1850Birthplace: Staffordshire, England After working with his brother in his father's business, Moore Brothers, the pair decided to sell the firm in 1905. Moore then…
Prince Hall clergyman, abolitionist Born: 1735 Birthplace: Barbados Hall established the African Lodge of the Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons of Boston in 1775. It was the first…
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