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The first known U.S. college to field a basketball team against an outside opponent was Vanderbilt University, which played against the local YMCA in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 7, 1893. The second recorded instance of an organized college basketball game was Geneva College 's game against the New Brighton YMCA on April 8, 1893, in Beaver ...
Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. [1] Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen ...
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. [3] [4] [5] They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier ...
Medicine. Main blood groups by Karl Landsteiner (nobel prize) co-discovered with Alexander S. Wiener. Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud. Rhesus factor by Karl Landsteiner. polio virus. co-discovered by Karl Landsteiner (with Constantin Levaditi and Erwin Popper) Hand disinfection/ washing hands by Ignaz Semmelweis. Aspergers Syndrome (Hans Asperger)
Mississippi State (2023) Northwestern (2024–present) High school. Woodward Academy. ( College Park, Georgia) Stats at ESPN.com. Michael Wright Jr. (born September 28, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Northwestern Wildcats. Wright previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Mississippi State Bulldogs .
Good Housekeeping called Litter-Robot 4 “the best overall self-cleaning litter box.” It was awarded as one of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2022. The Spruce Pets rated Litter-Robot 4 the “best overall” automatic litter box with 4.8 stars. Forbes Vetted Best Product Awards named Litter-Robot 4 the best self-cleaning litter box of 2024.
Adufe, a square tambourine. Ukulele, string instrumental developed by Portuguese immigrants in Hawaii. Gaita transmontana, a type of Portuguese bagpipe. Galician gaita, a type of Portuguese and Galician bagpipe. Portuguese guitar, a plucked string instrument with twelve steel strings. Rabeca chuleira, a three-string fiddle.
Alice H. Parker (1895 – 1920) [1] was an African-American inventor who was active in the early 1900s. She is most widely recognized for her patent filed for a gas furnace, which served as the basis for the development of modern heating systems in use today.