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Pauline A. Young

Pauline A. Young, American teacher, historian, aviator and activist (died 1991)

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Born
August 17, 1900
Died
June 26, 1991
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1900

About Pauline A. Young

Pauline Alice Young was an African-American teacher, librarian, historian, lecturer, community activist, humanitarian, and individualist. In 1957, she won $700 on the television quiz game show Tic-Tac-Dough. In 1928, Young became a librarian at Howard High School's Stevens Memorial Library, and she eventually joined the staff of her alma mater, Howard High School, to teach History and Latin.

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Pauline A. Young timeline

  1. In 1928, Young became a librarian at Howard High School's Stevens Memorial Library, and she eventually joined the staff of her alma mater, Howard High School, to teach History and Latin.
  2. In 1957, she won $700 on the television quiz game show Tic-Tac-Dough.

The world when Pauline A. Young was born

Pauline A. Young was born in 1900. 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.

Culture in 1900

  • Best-selling book"To Have and to Hold" – Mary Johnston

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Davis Cup tennis tournament
  • Top headlineGalveston Hurricane kills 8,000+ — deadliest US disaster
  • Technology milestoneFirst zeppelin flight
  • World population~1.6B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population76.2M

1900 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pauline A. Young's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19002026
Average income$438$67,500
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population76.2M341 million

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