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.
Gregor Mendel Born 22 july 1822, died on january 6th 1884. Even though I had to go through a number of bitter times in my life, I must thankfully own that the pleasant and the good prevailed.. 1822, following two daughters; he was to have followed in his father's footsteps. This industrious peasant farmer had, for that period, a remarkable interest in breeding new fruit tree varieties, and this interest stayed with his son for the rest of his life.
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.