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Remember Dan Price...that CEO who took a pay cut so he could pay all his employees a minimum annual wage of $70,000? Here’s what happened next:“Six years later after the decision that others said would destroy his business, Dan reports that revenue has tripled, the customer base has doubled, 70% of his employees have paid down debt, many bought homes for the first time, 401(k) contributions grew by 155% and turnover dropped in half. His business is now a Harvard Business School case study.”In his own words:“6 years ago today I raised my company's min annual salary to $70k. Fox News called me a socialist whose employees would be on bread lines.Since then our revenue tripled, we're a Harvard Business School case study & our employees had a 10x boom in homes bought.Always invest in people.”What a great idea that Dan had! Corporate greed will never be successful in the long run!

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Hedy Lamarr, often proclaimed “the most beautiful woman in the world.” The 26-yr-old Lamarr was thriving in Hollywood when, in September 1940, Nazi U-boats hunted down & sank a cruise ship trying to evacuate 90 British schoolchildren to Canada. 77 drowned in the bleak north Atlantic. Lamarr, a Jewish immigrant from Nazi-occupied Austria, who had been making America her home since 1938, was outraged. She fought back by applying her engineering skills to development of a sonar sub-locator used in the Atlantic for the benefit of the Allies. The principles of her work are now incorporated into modern Wi-Fi, CDMA and Bluetooth technology, and this work led to her to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.

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Don’t know about you but I’m thankful that Burr invented the lawnmower!*** More Black History *** Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can view U.S. patent 624,749 issued to John Albert Burr.🤔

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Mildred "Mickey" Axton, born Mildred Tuttle on January 9, 1919, in Coffeyville, Kansas, was a pioneering aviator and test pilot during World War II. She was one of the first three Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) to be trained as a test pilot and became the first woman to fly a B-29 bomber.Mickey's love for aviation sparked at a young age when she took her first airplane ride in a World War I-era Curtiss Jenny biplane at the age of ten in 1929. After graduating from Coffeyville Senior High School in 1936, she pursued her passion for aviation at Coffeyville Community College, taking classes in science, math, and physics. Subsequently, she was accepted into the Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPT) at the college, becoming the only woman in her class. In 1940, Mickey earned her pilot's license through the CPT program.In 1943, Mickey received an invitation from Jacqueline Cochran to join the WASPs. She began her flight training with the WASPs at Sweetwater, Texas, and graduated in November of the same year. Assigned to Pecos, Texas, as an engineering test pilot, Mickey's responsibilities included conducting flight tests on repaired aircraft to ensure their airworthiness.On May 4, 1944, Mickey made history by becoming the first female pilot to fly a B-29 bomber. According to Boeing Aircraft archives, she was part of a nine-person crew aboard the "Sweet Sixteen," the 16th B-29 rolled out from the Wichita plant. Mickey recalled the momentous occasion, "I was back in the aft flight blister when Elton Rowley (chief of engineering flight test) called back over the intercom and said, 'Micky, how'd you like to come and fly this thing?' I was absolutely in 'hog heaven'! So I put my parachute on my back and crawled through the tunnel which was over the bomb bay to the front. He gave me the left seat, and I flew the plane." After the war ended, Mickey returned to teaching and married David Axton on June 1, 1941. She taught at East High School in Wichita from 1958 to 1969. Her brother, Ralph "Tut" Tuttle, was also a World War II fighter pilot who flew an estimated 250 missions and earned two Distinguished Flying Crosses and a Silver Star.Mickey Axton's remarkable achievements as a #WASP and her historic flight as the first woman to pilot a B-29 bomber cemented her legacy as a trailblazer in aviation history.#womenpilot #fyp #aviation #aviationhistory #womeninaviationhistory

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Aviation Maintenance Technicians are vital for the entire aviation industry! Remember our maintainers on this special day. “Pilots without maintainers are just pedestrians with cool sunglasses and jackets”.https://lnkd.in/g5SbtADf

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In 1892 at Stanford University, an 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck and the boys began to work to make the concert a success.The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection was only $1600. Disappointed, they went to Paderewski and explained their plight. They gave him the entire $1600, plus a cheque for the balance $400. They promised to honour the cheque at the soonest possible.“No,” said Paderewski. “This is not acceptable.” He tore up the cheque, returned the $1600 and told the two boys: “Here’s the $1600. Please deduct whatever expenses you have incurred. Keep the money you need for your fees. And just give me whatever is left”. The boys were surprised, and thanked him profusely.It was a small act of kindness. But it clearly marked out Paderewski as a great human being.Why should he help two people he did not even know? We all come across situations like these in our lives. And most of us only think “If I help them, what would happen to me?” The truly great people think, “If I don’t help them, what will happen to them?” They don’t do it expecting something in return. They do it because they feel it’s the right thing to do.Paderewski later went on to become the Prime Minister of Poland. He was a great leader, but unfortunately when the World War began, Poland was ravaged. There were more than 1.5 million people starving in his country, and no money to feed them. Paderewski did not know where to turn for help. He reached out to the US Food and Relief Administration for help.He heard there was a man called Herbert Hoover — who later went on to become the US President. Hoover agreed to help and quickly shipped tons of food grains to feed the starving Polish people.A calamity was averted. Paderewski was relieved.He decided to go across to meet Hoover and personally thank him. When Paderewski began to thank Hoover for his noble gesture, Hoover quickly interjected and said, “You shouldn’t be thanking me Mr. Prime Minister. You may not remember this, but several years ago, you helped two young students go through college. I was one of them.”The world is a wonderful place. What goes around comes around. Please help others to the best of your ability. In the long run you may be helping yourself. God never forgets anyone who sows a good seed in other people, never.Nothing in nature lives for itself. Rivers don't drink their own water. Trees don't eat their own fruit. Sun doesn't give heat for itself. Living for others is the rule of nature. And therein lies the secret of living.If you find this useful please pass it on.

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"Jess Dixon (1886-1963) of Andalusia, Alabama, USA got tired of being stuck in traffic, so he designed and built this flying vehicle in 1936. It is a combination of automobile, helicopter and motorcycle. It has two large lifting rotors in a single head revolving in opposite directions. It is powered by a 40 HP engine which is aircooled. According to Dixon it is capable of a top speed of 100 mph. The vehicle was designed to allow for the transfer of engine power from the rotor blades to the wheels." Source: Kobel Feature Photos, Frankfort, Indiana#Aviation

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"When there was finally a role calling for a black cowboy, John Wayne gave me the hat he’d worn in ‘Stagecoach’ for luck in playing it. He said, 'I didn’t let my kids touch this Stetson. It’s very dear to me. But I guess you’ll be able to find a home for it.' I’m proud to have had his friendship." —Sammy Davis Jr.Duke and Sammy had a long, lasting friendship and often reached out and extended a hand when the other needed it. One such instance was when Sammy Davis Jr. found himself being heckled on stage in Canada.Duke and his son, Patrick Wayne, were in Detroit, Michigan as the Duke was on a personal tour for the film Hatari! (1962). Sammy was putting on a concert less than an hour away in Windsor, Ontario and the two wanted to go see him. When they arrived through the back entrance, they heard Sammy being heckled on stage and the air getting thick with tension across the auditorium. Without a second thought, Duke marched up on stage and threw his arm around his friend to show him support and elicit support from the audience. To no surprise, it worked. The uncomfortable moment passed and Sammy put on an amazing concert.Recalling the moment, Patrick Wayne remembered how swift his father was to react to his friend’s distress. How that big bear hug he gave Sammy Davis Jr. melted away any tension, racial or otherwise, across the whole room. It wasn’t about being someone who simply talked a good game. It was about someone who took action and stood up for someone else in need. That’s who John Wayne was.

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May 14, 1968Suzanne Schneer, a childhood friend of singer/songwriter James Taylor, commits suicide by jumping in front of a New York subway train. At the time of the tragedy James Taylor and his band were in London auditioning for a chance to be signed by the Beatles' Apple Records label. His family and band members agreed not to inform Taylor of Suzanne's death, so as to not to distract him during the recording sessions, and chance for his "big break." It would be 6 months until Taylor learned of the tragedy, and naturally, he wrote a song about the moment. Just yesterday morning, they let me know that you were gone.Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you…Walked out this morning and wrote down this songJust can't remember who to send it toI've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end.I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again.

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