Gus Solomons Jr. Today, we know Gus Solomons Jr. as a legendary dancer, distinguished professor, trusted dance critic, compelling choreographer, pioneering company director—the list could go on. “Dancer and choreographer Gus Solomons jr was born on August 27, 1938 in...
Patrick Ewing Raised in Cambridge and star Basketball Player for the Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School Team, he is now a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. EARLY LIFE Patrick Ewing was born August 5, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica. As a child, he excelled at...
John Curtis Thomas A track and field athlete who set several world records in the high jump using the straddle technique. Thomas was born in Boston and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His father Curtis was a bus driver and his mother Ida was a kitchen employee at...
Charles Jenkins Sr. Raised in Cambridge and graduated from Rindge in 1953. He was the winner of 2 Gold Medals in the 1956 Olympics. “Charles Lamont “Charlie” Jenkins (born January 7, 1934) is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956...
Katherine T. “Kittie” Knox Knox, a seamstress born in 1874 to a free black father and a white mother, became a prominent and accomplished cyclist by the 1890s in Boston. During the late 19th century, Katherine T. “Kittie” Knox was a transportation pioneer who bravely...
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