Andrew Carnegie vs Aneurin Bevan
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Compare the life timelines of Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) and Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 22 years, from 1897 to 1919.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919)
- — Born in Dunfermline, Scotland Verified
- — Emigrated with his family to Allegheny, Pennsylvania Verified
- — Rose from telegraph messenger to superintendent at the Pennsylvania Railroad Verified
- — Opened the Edgar Thomson Steel Works Verified
- — Married Louise Whitfield Verified
- — Published 'The Gospel of Wealth' Verified
- — Homestead Strike at Carnegie Steel Verified
- — Sold Carnegie Steel to J. P. Morgan, forming U.S. Steel Verified
- — Established the Carnegie Corporation of New York Verified
- — Died in Lenox, Massachusetts Verified
Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)
- — Born in Tredegar, Wales Verified
- — Began working in the coal mines Verified
- — Studied at the Central Labour College Verified
- — Elected Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale Verified
- — Married Jennie Lee Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Health Verified
- — Launched the National Health Service Verified
- — Resigned over NHS prescription charges Verified
- — Became Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Verified
- — Died in Chesham, England Verified