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John Jeremiah Bigsby
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Why Is It Called Black Friday?
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Born August 14, 1792 • Nottingham • England
Died February 10, 1881 (aged 88) • London • England
Subjects Of Study Canada • United States • geology
Raphael W. Pumpelly.
Raphael W. Pumpelly
American geologist
Dorothea Dix
Dorothea Dix
American social reformer
Sir Samuel Cunard, lithograph.
Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet
British merchant
Hill, James Jerome
James J. Hill
American financier
François-Emile Matthes
American geologist
Amos Eaton
American botanist, geologist, and lawyer
King, Clarence
Clarence King
American geologist
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
American geologist
Becker, George Ferdinand
George Ferdinand Becker
American geologist
Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden
American geologist
Dutton, Clarence Edward
Clarence Edward Dutton
American geologist
Guyot, Arnold Henry
Arnold Henry Guyot
American geologist
Harrison Schmitt
Harrison Schmitt
American astronaut and politician
Florence Bascom
American educator and scientist
Joseph Paxson Iddings
American geologist
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine
British-American author
Anna Howard Shaw.
Anna Howard Shaw
American minister
Ann Lee
American religious leader
Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American labor leader
Asbury, Francis
Francis Asbury
American clergyman

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