Wilma Rudolph 1940 - 1994. Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940 in Clarksville, Tennessee. Wilma was born into a large family -- she was the 20th of 22 children! Her parents, Ed and Blanche Rudolph, were honest, hardworking people, but were very poor. Mr. Rudolph worked as a railroad porter and handyman. Mrs. Rudolph did cooking, laundry and housecleaning for wealthy white families.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the US and also the leading cause of death worldwide. More than half of the deaths that occur as a result of heart disease are in men. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US with around 611,105 deaths each year. Heart disease is a term used to describe several conditions, many of which are related to plaque buildup in the walls of the arteries. Other types of heart problems include angina, arrhythmias and heart failure.
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for almost 1 in every 4 deaths, and affecting significantly more men than women. 1  Annually there are around 2,626,418 deaths registered in the U.S. with the leading top 10 causes accounting for nearly 75 percent of all deaths.