A. Philip Randolph vs Howard Florey
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Howard Florey (1898–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 70 years, from 1898 to 1968.
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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
Howard Florey (1898–1968)
- — Born in Adelaide, South Australia Verified
- — Studied at the University of Adelaide and won a Rhodes Scholarship Verified
- — Appointed Professor of Pathology at Oxford Verified
- — Led development of penicillin as a drug Verified
- — First clinical trials of penicillin Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Verified
- — Elected President of the Royal Society Verified
- — Died in Oxford, England Verified