Notable Examples of "lasts"
- Daniel F. Bakeman, the last surviving veteran of the Revolutionary War
- Hiram Cronk, the last surviving veteran of The War of 1812
- Owen Thomas Edgar, the last surviving veteran of the Mexican-American War
- Albert Woolson, the last surviving Civil War Veteran
- John B. Salling, the last surviving Confederate States of America (U.S.) Civil War Veteran
- Jones Morgan, the last surviving Spanish-American War Veteran
- George Ives, the last surviving veteran of the Second Boer War
- Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of Declaration of Independence
- Philipp von Boeselager, the last surviving member of the group that tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944
- Ishi, the last of the Yahi
- Mauritius Dodo, the last surviving dodo
- Martha, the last surviving passenger pigeon
- Benjamin, the last surviving Thylacine –
- Szczerbiec, the last surviving piece of the Polish Crown Jewels
- May 30, 1935, Babe Ruth plays in his final game
- January 2, 1971, the last tobacco advertising on American television
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Famous quotes containing the words notable, examples and/or lasts:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people’s attention and give them a livelier idea of God than do the often ill-applied examples of his wrath.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.”
—John Adams (1735–1826)