Born on April 22, 1933 in Cardiff 🏴 - John Anthony Llewellyn - a Welsh scientist, former NASA astronaut candidate, and a NOAA aquanaut.
He was selected in 1967 for NASA Astronaut Group 6, the second group of scientist-astronauts.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony...
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Former St David's Welsh Presbyterian Church. Founded 1853.
449 14th Street, San Francisco
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville "Live at the Hall" series, featuring Jon Langford 🏴
watch.countrymusichalloffame.org/videos/jon-l...
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Migrant Society and Culture: The Welsh in Madison County, Indiana, 1890–1920.
muse.jhu.edu/article/8405...
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Love Roadside America’s entry on The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center in Wymore, Nebraska.
“Tells the story of the immigrants who came from mountainous Wales to settle in the flattest part of America.”
www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/80115
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Francis Lewis was born on March 21, 1713 in Llandaff, Wales 🏴.
He was a Founding Father of the United States, a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation as a representative of New York.
www.dsdi1776.com/signer/franc...
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Sunset Boulevard, Griffith Park, The Griffith Observatory, and The Greek Theater in California, USA.
All started by Griffith J. Griffith from Bettws, Wales 🏴
access.historyhit.com/videos/the-w...
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The Dragon 32 and Dragon 64 are home computers that were built in the 1980s. They were made in Swansea and Port Talbot, Wales 🏴, Cáceres, Spain 🇪🇸, and New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 🇺🇸.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_...
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Tommy Farr was a Welsh boxer from Clydach Vale, Rhondda, nicknamed "The Tonypandy Terror".
On August 30, 1937 he fought Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium, New York.
The bout was named The Ring magazine Fight of the Year for 1937.
youtu.be/18IvvZdIYnI?...
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Snowdonia
32-01 35th Avenue
Astoria, New York
July 21, 2019 - AOC at a Welsh pub in New York!
snowdonia.nyc
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Nice feature today in @deseret.com.web.brid.gy about Martha Hughes Cannon from Llandudno 🏴 the first female state senator in the United States.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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Martha Hughes Cannon was born near Llandudno, Wales, in 1857.
On December 11, her remarkable contributions will be celebrated with the unveiling of her statue at the National Statuary Hall Collection in the US Capitol Building in Washington DC.
community.utah.gov/martha-goes-...
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The viral web-based word game Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a Welsh software engineer from Llanddewi Rhydderch, who now resides in Brooklyn, New York.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordle
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Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, the first female state senator in the United States.
She was born near Llandudno, Wales 🏴
Her statue can be found outside the Utah State Capitol building.
utahwomenshistory.org/the-women/ma...
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Martha Maria Hughes Cannon was born near Llandudno, Wales in 1857. She was a physician, women's rights advocate, suffragist, and in 1896, she became the first woman elected as a state senator in the United States.
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
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Rev. Robert Everett came to Oneida County, New York in 1823 from Wales. He very quickly became involved in the anti-slavery movement. In 1835, Utica was selected as the site for the first New York State Anti-Slavery Convention.
www.newyorkalmanack.com/2022/09/beat...
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The Welsh Community and abolitionism in the United States.
www.oneidacountyfreedomtrail.com/welsh-commun...
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Joe Tanner was born in Danville, Illinois in 1950. His mother grew up in Tregaron 🏴
In 1994, Tanner became the first astronaut to take a Welsh flag into Space. This flag was later donated to the National Museum of Wales and is displayed as part of an exhibition
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July 20, 1969 “The Eagle has landed” - Thanks in part to Tecwyn Roberts from Anglesey 🏴 - The Chief of the Network Engineering Division for the moon landing.
www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2019/07...
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Edwin Myrwyn Rowlands was a Welsh-American member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate. He was born in Cambria, Wisconsin, and was the father of Academy Award-nominated actress Gena Rowlands.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_M...
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Gena Rowlands was born in Cambria, Wisconsin in 1930 to Welsh-American parents, she was a four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gena_Ro...
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Colonel Morgan Morgan is thought to have founded the first permanent settlement in present-day West Virginia.
Morgan was born in Glamorganshire, Wales 🏴, and emigrated to the Americas at the age of 24.
www.findagrave.com/memorial/831...
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‘Land of My Fathers’ - Arthur Jones, a Nebraska transplant from Michigan, stumbles upon the small town of Wymore, where he excitedly discovers the settlements rich Welsh history.
nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/series-me...
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The legendary American singer & activist Paul Robeson performing via telephone in The Welsh Transatlantic Concert at the 1957 Miners' Eisteddfod in Porthcawl.
youtu.be/3EKJXWLFvQs
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The First Welsh Congregational Church near Iowa City celebrated in centenary in 1946.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
www.newspapers.com/newspage/364...
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Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania 🇺🇸
Uwchlan was founded in 1712, the majority of the settlers emigrated from Wales 🏴
www.uwchlan.com
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Evan Williams from Dale, Pembrokeshire 🏴 emigrated to the USA towards the end of the 18th century. In 1783, he founded Kentucky's first commercial distillery.
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Milwaukee's first brewery was founded in 1840 by Welsh settlers.
Richard G. Owens, originally from Llanfair-is-Gaer in Caernarfonshire, joined forces with fellow Welsh immigrants William Pawlett and John Davis to open the brewery.
brookstonbeerbulletin.com/historic-bee...
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