A. Philip Randolph vs Edwin Hubble
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Edwin Hubble (1889–1953) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 64 years, from 1889 to 1953.
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A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979)
- — Born in Crescent City, Florida Verified
- — Moved to Harlem, New York Verified
- — Co-founded The Messenger magazine Verified
- — Organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Verified
- — Won recognition contract for the Brotherhood Verified
- — March on Washington Movement prompts Executive Order 8802 Verified
- — Pressed for desegregation of the armed forces Verified
- — Helped organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified
Edwin Hubble (1889–1953)
- — Born in Marshfield, Missouri Verified
- — Studied law at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar Verified
- — Graduated from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Earned PhD in astronomy from the University of Chicago Verified
- — Joined the staff of Mount Wilson Observatory Verified
- — Identified a Cepheid variable in the Andromeda Nebula Verified
- — Married Grace Burke Leib Verified
- — Published the velocity-distance relation now known as Hubble's law Verified
- — Helped commission the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Verified
- — Died in San Marino, California Verified