Nathan F. Twining – the American four-star general who served as the 3rd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 3rd Chief of Staff of the Air Force – was born on this day – October 11, 1897 – in Monroe, Wisconsin.
He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
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John Edward Warnock — the American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems — was born on this day — October 6, 1940 — in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a graduate of the University of Utah – where he earned his BS, MS and PhD degrees.
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Mike Mullen – the American four-star admiral who served as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 28th Chief of Naval Operations – was born on this day – October 4, 1946 – in Los Angeles, California.
He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, and Harvard Business School.
Admiral Mullen is a visiting professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky – the American artificial intelligence researcher – was born on this day – September 11, 1979 – in Chicago, Illinois.
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Charles Matthew “Chuck” Geschke — the American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems — was born on this day — September 11, 1939 — in Cleveland, Ohio.
He earned his AB and MS degrees from Xavier University, and earned his PhD at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Lyman Lemnitzer – the American four-star general who served as the 4th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO – was born on this day – August 29, 1899 – in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
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Patricia J. Williams — the American legal scholar — was born on August 28, 1951 in Boston, Massachusetts.
She is a graduate of both Wellesley College and holds a law degree from Harvard University.
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Charles Q. Brown Jr. – the American four-star general who serves as the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and previously served as the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force – was born on this day – August 27, 1962 – in San Antonio, Texas.
He is a graduate of Texas Tech University, Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, and the Air Command and Staff College.
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Maxwell D. Taylor – the American four-star general who served as the 5th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 20th Chief of Staff of the Army – was born on this day – August 26, 1901 – in Keytesville, Missouri.
He was a graduate of the United States Military Academy and the Command and General Staff College.
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Deng Xiaoping – the Architect of Modern China – was born on August 22, 1904 in Guang’an, Sichuan during the last stages of the Qing Empire.
He served as the paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from December 1978 to November 1989.
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