Cyrus McCormick, in full Cyrus Hall McCormick, (born February 15, 1809, Rockbridge county, Virginia, U.S.âdied May 13, 1884, Chicago, Illinois), American industrialist and inventor who is generally credited with the development (from 1831) of the mechanical reaper.
The Hayes had eight children, seven boys and a girl. Five of the children survived to adulthood. The children were raised at Spiegel Grove, the home of President Hayes which is in (what was rural but what is now central) Fremont, Ohio. Three of their children died in infancy.
Helen Hayes. (1900- 1993) There are some people who never die and that is true of Helen Hayes. Her legacy lives on. Her establishment of the Mary MacArthur Fund, with the March of Dimes, helped those children who were dying with polio, Helen helped parents through the ordeal. Many children who survived were paralyzed, with no hospital or therapy to help them.