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Haym Salomon

Haym Salomon (1740 - 1785) Financier of the Revo-lution. Came to America ca.1772. Imprisoned by British,1776 and 1778. Lived in Philadelphia, 1778-85; active in its Jewish community. A broker, he ...

Haym Salomon (1740 - 1785) Financier of the Revo- lution. Came to America ca.1772. Imprisoned by British,1776 and 1778. Lived in Philadelphia, 1778-85; active in its Jewish community. A broker, he ...

  • philadelphia
  • 1740
  • haym
  • jewish communit...
  • broker
  • never repaid
  • lent heavily

Who Are The Sikhs?

Submitted by @PacificCommSol

Submitted by @PacificCommSol

    Tom Mix, 1880-1940

    "Thru you posterity shall glimpse the glory of the West that was."   Seen on a walking tour of the Fox movie lot in Century City, Los Angeles. Here's a bit more on the life and death of Tom Mix, ...

    • hollywood
    • movie stars
    • movie studios
    • westerns
    • tom mix

    Sam Houston Jones

      Sam Houston Jones   Sam Houston Jones (1897 -1978) was born in Merryville and spent his youth in DeRidder. he is the only native of Beauregard Parish ever elected Governor of Louisiana. Jones ...

      Sam Houston Jones   Sam Houston Jones (1897 -1978) was born in Merryville and spent his youth in DeRidder. he is the only native of Beauregard Parish ever elected Governor of Louisiana. ...

    • louisiana
    • politician

    "The Family"

    "THE FAMILY", ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S OLDEST AND MOST DISTINCTIVE SOCIAL CLUBS, WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE ON APRIL 5, 1902  THIS PLAQUE DEDICATED ON THE CLUB'S CENTENNIAL