https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6nu9wpowt7aa Made with a lightning strike of genius en-us 2017-11-02 19:47:38 UTC 2026-02-14 23:34:25 UTC hello@padlet.com 382459 https://padlet.com/ModestoCitySchools/6nu9wpowt7aa/wish/203102920 John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV was born July 13, 1864Rhinebeck NY he was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family. John Jacob Astor IV died  April 15, 1912
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