Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Vein of Galen aneurysm: 1  Developmental delay. 2  Seizures. 3  Congestive heart failure. 4  Hemiparesis. 5  Tachypnea.
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Pioneer American Industrialist. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born at Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, the son of a ferryman and farmer. He received little formal schooling. By age 16, he was transporting people and cargo around New York harbor.
History of Vanderbilt University. History of Vanderbilt University. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt was in his 79th year when he decided to make the gift that founded Vanderbilt University in the spring of 1873. The $1 million that he gave to endow and build the university was the commodore's only major philanthropy.