James David Van Der Beek 
(March 8, 1977 – February 11, 2026)

(Gray News/AP) – Actor James Van Der Beek died after revealing
he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in late 2024.

Whitney Elizabeth Houston
(August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012)

Whitney Houston, one of the world’s top-selling singers
from the mid-1980s to late 1990s,was found dead in the
bathtub of her suite at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly
Hills, California on February 11, 2012.

Houston’s death was the result of accidental drowning;
heart disease and cocaine, which was found in her
system, were determined to be contributing factors.

Released November 26, 1996.

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)

America’s first hospital opened its doors "to care for the sick-
poor and insane wandering the streets of Philadelphia."

It is co-founded by—you guessed it—Ben Franklin.

The hospital pioneered institutional healthcare in the colonies,
featuring the first hospital pharmacy.

While Bellevue Hospital in NYC was established earlier (1736)
as an almshouse, Pennsylvania Hospital is recognized as the
first dedicated hospital institution in the American colonies

     
    
    
    
The operating theater in the hospital.

Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790)

             
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