A competitive man who was frequently court-martialed and then became the publisher of The Cosmopolitan magazine, as well as dabbling in the emerging automotive industry. But there’s more to John Brisben Walker than people suspect… can you notice it?
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John Brisben Walker, magazine publisher and automobile entrepreneur in the United States, was born on September 10, 1847 and died on July 7, 1931.
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Born on September 10, 1847 John Brisben Walkermagazine publisher and automobile entrepreneur in the United States |
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John Brisben Walker
was conceived around December 4, 1846
and has 1 event
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305 days before
(about 9 months)
Pope Pius IX issues the encyclical Qui pluribus, in response to the growing trend of agnosticism among intellectuals in Europe.
It happened on November 9, 1846
Featuring: Pope Pius IX.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811-1896
American author and abolitionist.
Pope Pius IX
1792-1878
head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign
Published Events
Nellie boards the Augusta Victoria, a steamer of the Hamburg America Line, and began her journey with the goal of finishing in 75 days
It happened on November 14, 1889
Inspired by Jules Verne, pioneer American woman journalist Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) begins an attempt to beat travel around the world in less than 80 days (Bly finishes the journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes). On November 20, 1889, The Gran
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