Born on This Day
Poet known for her exploration of themes of death, nature and immortatlity in works like "Because I could not stop for Death."
19th-century English mathematician considered the first computer programmer.
Chef and television personality known for his southwestern cuisine and appearances on Food Network series.
Egyptian-born chemist Ahmed Zewail becomes the first Arab American to win the Nobel Prize in a science category. His groundbreaking work involved using ultrafast lasers to view and study chemical reactions at the atomic level as they occur.
Timeline
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