{"id":2743,"date":"2026-02-17T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2025-12-10T21:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T02:28:08","slug":"birthdays-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=2743","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec<\/strong> (born Quimper, France, 1781; died Quimper, France, August 13, 1826) was a doctor. He also invented the stethoscope. Idea: Children\u00a0could make stethoscopes by following the directions at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/bring-science-home-stethoscope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stethoscope<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andre Norton<\/strong> (born Cleveland, Ohio, 1912; died Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March 17, 2005) is sometimes called\u00a0the Grande Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy. She is best known for her <em>Witch World<\/em> series. Children can learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/1-norton-andre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andre Norton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 183px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Brooklyn_Museum_-_Still_Life_with_Cake_-_Raphaelle_Peale_-_overall.jpg\/288px-Brooklyn_Museum_-_Still_Life_with_Cake_-_Raphaelle_Peale_-_overall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"173\" height=\"144\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still Life with Cake<br \/>Raphaelle Peale<br \/>Brooklyn Museum<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Raphaelle Peale<\/strong> (born Annapolis, Maryland, 1774; died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1825) was an artist and a member of the famous Peale family. He is most known for his still life works. Children can view some of his works at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/content\/dam\/ngaweb\/research\/publications\/pdfs\/raphaelle-peale-still-lifes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raphaelle Peale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Newton Peck<\/strong> (born Vermont, 1928; died Longwood, Florida, June 23, 2020) was a children\u2019s author. He wrote over 50 books. One of his books is <em>A Day No Pigs Would Die<\/em>. He was also the author of the <em>Soup<\/em> books. Children can visit a website devoted to him at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blahnik.info\/rnpeck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Newtown Peck<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia Sorensen<\/strong> (born Provo, Utah, 1912; died Hendersonville, North Carolina, December 24, 1991) wrote books for both adults and children. She received the 1957 Newbery Medal for <em>Miracles on Maple Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aaron Montgomery Ward<\/strong> (born Chatham, New Jersey, 1844; died Chicago, Illinois, December 7, 1913) was one of the first people to sell mail order. He started Montgomery Ward in 1872 with George R. Thorne. Their first business was located in a loft of a livery stable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (born Quimper, France, 1781; died Quimper, France, August 13, 1826) was a doctor. He also invented the stethoscope. Idea: Children\u00a0could make stethoscopes by following the directions at:\u00a0Stethoscope. Andre Norton (born Cleveland, Ohio, 1912; died Murfreesboro, Tennessee, March 17, 2005) is sometimes called\u00a0the Grande Dame of Science Fiction and Fantasy. 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