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Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer and a former NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of seven Space Shuttle missions, making...
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12/16/2014
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6/16/2020
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Joe Tiller, one of the most beloved and popular figures in Purdue Athletics history, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 74 in Buffalo, Wyoming.
Tiller served as the Boi...
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9/30/2017
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6/12/2020
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"Charles Arthur Carlisle Jr., a one time partner in the Ginz & Carlisle, Ind. insurance firm, and a resident of Albany, N.Y. the last 20 years, died there Wednesday night after suffering a heart atta...
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1/17/2020
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1/17/2020
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Charles Martin Kupperman (born November 9, 1950) was the United States Deputy National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump, a position he held from January to September 2019. He also was the ac...
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11/25/2019
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11/25/2019
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HASLANGER, John Frederick, 102 years old, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 10, 2014. He was born in South Bend, Indiana, the third of four children of Emma Louise Muessel and Frederick William Hasl...
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11/18/2019
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11/18/2019
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Biography
Arthur Graydon Moody was born on February 28, 1871, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA. His parents were Lorenzo Dow Moody and Mary Ada Moody (Nixon) . Not married. Graduate of Purdue Un...
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9/8/2019
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9/8/2019
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James Baird, a Representative from Indiana; born in Fountain County, Ind., June 4, 1945; graduated from Turkey Run High School, Marshall, Ind., 1963; B.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., 19...
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8/22/2019
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8/22/2019
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Vernon Lomax Smith (born January 1, 1927) is professor of economics at Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics and School of Law in Orange, California, a research scholar at Georg...
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2/17/2012
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8/14/2019
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Harry Truman
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5/9/2019
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5/10/2019
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Military_service : Portland, Maine, United States - 09 Aug 1943* Residence : Portland, Me - 03 Apr 1948* Residence : Portland - 14 Sep 2007** Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy : Jan 17 2019...
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1/16/2019
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1/16/2019
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Robert Allen Griese (pronounced /ˈɡriːsi/ GREE-see; born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted i...
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8/8/2018
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8/8/2018
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Husband of Gussie Merle Osborne. Son of Myrl Elihu Hinton and Reba Emily Prushing. Beloved father of two daughters and a son. Grandfather of five, great grandfather of seven.Born on the family farm nea...
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6/16/2018
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6/16/2018
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ARMINGTON- Marilyn Lea Ridgley Fuller (September 21, 1936 – July 27, 2016) died in Atlanta, Georgia just a couple of months shy of her 80th birthday. She is survived by her daughter Jennifer Fuller o...
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2/6/2018
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2/6/2018
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"Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) has been hospitalized for treatment of a bacterial infection, his office confirmed Friday hours after his wife, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings , ended her campaign for the D...
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9/25/2016
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2/2/2018
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Darwin Shaeffer Hatch was a graduate of Purdue University, and a writer and Editor in Chief of Motor Age Magazine, later purchased by the Walt Disney Company.
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9/24/2017
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9/24/2017
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Dr. James A. Thomson was the RAND Corporation's president and chief executive officer from August 1989 through October 2011 and a member of the RAND staff since 1981.
Professional History
Dr. Tho...
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9/9/2016
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3/5/2017
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Alexander Arrasi Agase (March 27, 1922 – May 3, 2007) was an American football guard and linebacker who was named an All-American three times in college and played on three Cleveland Browns championshi...
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12/23/2016
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12/23/2016
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Father of North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory.
Son of Walter McCrory & Gladys Spotts Nicholson. Husband of Audrey Mona Herzberg (ma. 30 Aug 1947).
Rollin John "Mac" McCrory, 70, died Wednesday, Nov...
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11/7/2016
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11/7/2016
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Edward Mills Purcell (August 30, 1912 – March 7, 1997) was an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics for his independent discovery (published 1946) of nuclear magnetic resonance...
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12/5/2014
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9/25/2016
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John H. McMasters (April 26, 1939 – February 13, 2008) was an aeronautical engineer notable for his contributions to aerodynamics and engineering education.
Early life and education
McMasters was...
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9/25/2016
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9/25/2016
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Orestes Hampton Caldwell (March 8, 1888 – August 27, 1967) was one of the first five members of the Federal Radio Commission. He may have been the first person to coin the term electronics.
Biograp...
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9/25/2016
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9/25/2016
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Donovan Reese Berlin (June 13, 1898 – May 17, 1982) was an American military aircraft designer and aircraft industry executive. Among the many designs with which he is associated, are the Curtiss P-3...
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9/25/2016
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9/25/2016
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Elwood Mead (January 16, 1858 – January 26, 1936) was a professor, politician and engineer, known for heading the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) from 1924 until his death in 1936. During ...
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9/25/2016
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9/25/2016
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Games Slayter (December 9 1896 – October 15 1964) was a prolific U.S. inventor best known for developing Fiberglass.
Dr. (Russell) Games Slayter, "Father of Fiberglas" Born Russell Games Slayter ...
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6/28/2011
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9/25/2016
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Harry Allison Estep (February 1, 1884 – February 28, 1968) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Harry A. Estep was born in Pittsburgh, Penns...
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9/23/2016
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9/23/2016
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Claude Raymond Wickard (February 28, 1893 – April 29, 1967) was a Democratic politician who served as the Secretary of Agriculture during the administrations of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and H...
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9/23/2016
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9/23/2016
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Carter Bowie Magruder (April 3, 1900 – March 14, 1988) was a United States Army general who served concurrently as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander, United States Forces Korea/Com...
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9/22/2016
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9/22/2016
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Herman Cain (born December 13, 1945) was an American businessman, politician, columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He was the former chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza and a former deputy chairma...
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9/9/2011
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9/14/2016
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David McKinley , a Representative from West Virginia; born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W. Va., March 28, 1947; B.S.C.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., 1969; civil engineer; business owner; m...
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9/6/2016
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9/6/2016
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Joe Linus Barton , a Representative from Texas; born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., September 15, 1949; graduated from Waco High School, Waco, Tex., 1968; B.A., Texas A&M University, College Station...
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8/18/2016
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8/20/2016
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Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American admiral and intelligence expert.
He held the posts of:
Director of Central Intelligence, Central Intelligence Group, 1946...
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7/2/2016
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7/2/2016
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Julian Schwinger was a Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work on the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), in particular for developing a relativistically ...
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12/7/2014
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4/20/2016
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John Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood," he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period -- seven of them in a row -- as head coach at UCL...
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4/5/2013
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4/17/2016
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Clinton Larue "Clint" Hare (November 7, 1864 – June 4, 1909) was a manager, organizer, and coach of American football, and a lawyer and grocer. He served as the head football coach at Purdue Universi...
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11/2/2011
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4/12/2016
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Myron Ellis Witham (October 29, 1880 – March 7, 1973) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and mathematics professor. He served as the head football coach at Purdue Univer...
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12/1/2012
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4/8/2016
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Luther Patrick, a Representative from Alabama; born near Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., January 23, 1894; attended the public schools, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, and Purdue University,...
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12/13/2007
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12/18/2015
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Dr. William Albert Shields, eighty years of age, passed from this earthly life, at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015. He was a temporary resident of Spring Mill Rehabilitation Center, while recovering f...
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11/6/2010
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9/18/2015
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9/11/2008
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6/21/2015
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Elgin English Crull (July 17, 1908–1976) was the city manager of Dallas, Texas from 1952 to 1966. Crull was deposed by Warren Commission assistant counsel Leon D. Hubert, Jr. on July 14, 1964 in Dallas.
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5/10/2015
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5/10/2015
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Knowlton Lyman "Snake" Ames (May 27, 1868 – December 23, 1931) was an American football player for Princeton University from 1886 to 1889, and the Chicago Athletic Association, in 1892. In 1891 and 1...
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4/16/2015
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4/16/2015
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From Wikipedia :
Amelia Earhart was a noted aviation pioneer. Hilary Swank portrays her in the movie Amelia released October 23, 2009.
Amelia Mary Earhart born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937; ...
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7/8/2007
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3/24/2015
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Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (January 22, 1928 – March 14, 2019) was a former United States Senator from Indiana, having served from 1963 to 1981. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for preside...
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1/22/2010
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3/18/2015
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Earl Lauer Butz (July 3, 1909 – February 2, 2008) was a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored l...
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3/18/2015
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3/18/2015
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Andrew Christopher "Drew" Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He playe...
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5/28/2007
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3/18/2015
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Clifford Morris Hardin (October 9, 1915 – April 4, 2010) was a American politician and was the Chancellor of the University of Nebraska. He served as the United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1...
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3/18/2015
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3/18/2015
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Monte Blue (born Gerard Montgomery Bluefeather, January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was a movie actor who began his career as a romantic leading man in the silent film era, and later progressed to ...
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8/24/2014
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Robert C. Baker (December 29, 1921 – March 13, 2006) was an inventor and Cornell University professor who invented the chicken nugget as well as many other poultry related inventions. Due to his ...
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Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. (born May 10, 1925) is, with his son Riley, co-owner of the Bechtel Corporation. He is the son of Stephen David Bechtel, Sr. and grandson of Warren A. Bechtel who founded th...
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12/22/2013
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3/18/2015
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Virgil Ivan Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967), (Lt Col, USAF), better known as Gus Grissom, was one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts and a United States Air Force pilot. He wa...
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9/19/2008
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3/18/2015
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Roger Bruce Chaffee (February 15, 1935 – January 27, 1967), Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy, was a Naval Aviator, aeronautical engineer and a NASA astronaut in the Apollo program. Chaffee di...
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3/12/2012
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3/18/2015
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Neil Alden Armstrong is an American former astronaut , test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor, United States Naval Aviator, and the first person to set foot upon the Moon.
Neil Armstr...
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5/30/2008
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3/18/2015
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