1. Myth: A normal heart rate is 60-100 beats per minute. That's the old standard. Many doctors think it should be lower. About 50-70 beats per minute is ideal, says Suzanne Steinbaum, MD, director of women's heart health at Lenox Hill Hospital.
He was a businessman during the War of 1812. Thomas Nast, Cartoonists Plug Magazine and the Portrait of Uncle Sam which was created by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916 around World War I led Uncle Sam to the iconic status. Uncle Sam became one. of the popular men in the 19th century and made history of the United States of America.
1 1914 - Sam Lucas was the first African American actor to star in a full-length film playing the title role in Uncle Tom's Cabin.  1921 - Shuffle Along opens on Broadway as the first musical written and performed by African Americans.