by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 26, 2012 | Deaths of Famous People
On December 12th, 1799, 67-year-old George Washington rode for five hours on horseback on the snowy fields of his farm. The next day, he complained of a severe sore throat and sounded hoarse. On day three, he had chills, could hardly speak and had difficulty...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 12, 2012 | Deaths of Famous People
George Gershwin was arguably America’s greatest composer of Broadway musicals and movie film scores, and was always the bon vivant of every party he attended. He wrote the enormously successful “Swanee” at age nineteen. He was a playboy who rubbed shoulders with the...
