Nationwide, wedding guests seem split on the issue. According to American Express, 35 percent of guests will buy a gift off the registry and 32 percent will give cash. (The remainder will give a mix of gift cards and other items.) But if you ask the bride and groom what theyâd prefer, 52 percent say they prefer cash.
Benjamin Lundy. Benjamin Lundy was an abolitionist opponent of slavery in the years before the American Civil War. Lundy was born on January 4, 1789, in Hardwick, New Jersey. His parents belonged to the Society of Friends, and they raised their son to oppose violence and the enslavement of other human beings.
Benjamin S. Carson, (1951- ), is a famous neurosurgeon who has performed more than 400 brain and spinal surgeries in one year. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Ben did not do well in school and performed so poorly that he was called dummy by his classmates. His mother Sonya, a single parent with only a third grade education, was the only provider for the family and reared Benjamin and his brother alone.