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Hall of Fame Debate: Who Are America's Greatest Unknowns
The piece laments the Hall of Fame’s fame gap, noting Michelson and Ward among the least recognized. It questions the panel’s choices, urges broader public input, and jokes about renaming the hall to reflect anonymity. It contrasts famous figures missing from the hall with those enshrined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Abraham Michelson
Lillian D. Ward
Bonnie and Clyde
Peter Cooper
James Kent
Joseph Story
William JR. Channing
Mary Lyon
Emma Willard
Joseph Henry
Maria Mitchell
Phillips Brooks
James Eads
Alice Palmer
William Morton
Hall of Fame
University Heights
New York University
City of
New York
Michelson
Miss Wald
Bay Area
San Francisco
Board of Selectors
William C. Gorgas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sand
Sitting Bull
P.T. Barnum
Babe Ruth
Lizzie Borden
Buffalo Bill
Ernest
Hemingway
Douglas MacArthur
Gypsy Rose Lee
Wyatt Earp
Houdini
Ring Lardner
University Senate
Publc
Cmulst
United States
Wilbur Wright
Orville
William and
Randolph
Hearst
Abert Abraham Michelson