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1804 – 1897Neal Dow (1804-1897)Died 2 October 1897, aged 93Neal Dow was an American temperance campaigner and mayor of Portland, Maine. He drove through the Maine Law of 1851, the first statewide prohibition law in the United States.
1804 – 1897Neal Dow (1804-1897)Died 2 October 1897, aged 93Neal Dow was an American temperance campaigner and mayor of Portland, Maine. He drove through the Maine Law of 1851, the first statewide prohibition law in the United States.
1897 – 1974Bud Abbott (1897-1974)Died 24 April 1974, aged 76Bud Abbott was an American comedian and the straight man of the duo Abbott and Costello, famed for the "Who's on First?" routine. The pair were among the most popular film and radio comedy acts of the 1940s.