A. Philip Randolph vs Robert Burns Woodward
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Compare the life timelines of A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979) and Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 62 years, from 1917 to 1979.
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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
Robert Burns Woodward (1917–1979)
- — Born in Boston, Massachusetts Verified
- — Earned PhD from MIT Verified
- — Joined the faculty at Harvard University Verified
- — Synthesized quinine Verified
- — Achieved total synthesis of chlorophyll Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Verified
- — Formulated the Woodward-Hoffmann rules Verified
- — Death in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified