1 Carol Armstrong found bag in Ohio house after husband Neil, the first man to walk on the moon, died in 2012.  The so-called McDivitt purse contained priceless Apollo 11 items such as a camera that filmed moon descent.
Originally named Araminta, or Minty, Harriet Tubman was born in early 1822 on the plantation of Anthony Thompson, south of Madison in Dorchester County, Maryland.Tubman was the fifth of nine children of Harriet Rit Green and Benjamin Ross, both slaves.ubman, Harriet Ross (1822-1913). Born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Tubman gained international acclaim as an Underground Railroad operator, abolitionist, Civil War spy and nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian.
He himself was confused about the year of his birth, but January 11th 1755 is currently considered the most likely date. Portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull (1792)One of the heroic figures of American independence was born on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies in 1755 or 1757. He himself seems to have been confused about the year, but 1755 is currently considered the more likely.