{"id":4322,"date":"2026-04-25T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:35:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:35:59","slug":"birthdays-176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=4322","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 133px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/supremecourt\/rights\/images\/william_brennan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"156\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Brennan<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>William Brennan<\/strong> (born Newark, New Jersey, 1906; died Arlington County, Virginia, July 25, 1997) was an associate justice for the Supreme Court from 1957 to 1990. Children could learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/justices\/william_j_brennan_jr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William Brennan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Fitzgerald<\/strong> (born Newport News, Virginia, 1918; died Beverly Hills, California, June 15, 1996) was a renowned jazz singer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maud Hart Lovelace<\/strong> (born Mankato, Minnesota, 1892; died Claremont, California, March 11, 1980) wrote books for children. She is best known for her <em>Betsy-Tacy<\/em> series. Older children could learn more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betsy-tacysociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.betsy-tacysociety.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Ella Lyon<\/strong> (born Harlan, Kentucky, 1949) writes poetry, novels, and picture books for children and young adults. Her books include <em>Holding on to Zoe<\/em> and <em>Weaving the Rainbow<\/em>. Her website is: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.georgeellalyon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.georgeellalyon.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 142px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0d\/Guglielmo_Marconi.jpg\/220px-Guglielmo_Marconi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"132\" height=\"176\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guglielmo Marconi<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Guglielmo Marconi<\/strong> (born Bologna, Italy, 1874; died Rome, Italy, July 20, 1937) invented the wireless telegraph. He won the 1909 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention. Children could learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nobelprize.org\/prizes\/physics\/1909\/marconi\/biographical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guglielmo Marconi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alvin Schwartz<\/strong> (born Brooklyn, New York, 1927; died Princeton, New Jersey, March 14, 1992) wrote at least 27 books, particularly folklore, for children. He is most known for his <em>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark<\/em> series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Brennan (born Newark, New Jersey, 1906; died Arlington County, Virginia, July 25, 1997) was an associate justice for the Supreme Court from 1957 to 1990. Children could learn more at: William Brennan. Ella Fitzgerald (born Newport News, Virginia, 1918; died Beverly Hills, California, June 15, 1996) was a renowned jazz singer. 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