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Samuel Flagg Bemis

Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (died 1973)

Born
October 20, 1891
Died
September 26, 1973
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1891

About Samuel Flagg Bemis

Samuel Flagg Bemis was an American historian and biographer. For many years he taught at Yale University. He was also president of the American Historical Association and a specialist in American diplomatic history. He was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes. Jerald A. Combs says he was "the greatest of all historians of early American diplomacy." He was first the Farnham Professor of Diplomatic History and then in 1945 became the Sterling Professor of Diplomatic History and Inter-American Relations.

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The world when Samuel Flagg Bemis was born

Samuel Flagg Bemis was born in 1891. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBasketball invented in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Top headlineFirst basketball game played (invented by Naismith)
  • Technology milestoneBasketball invented
  • World population~1.51B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population64.0M

1891 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Samuel Flagg Bemis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18912026
Population64.0M341 million

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