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Dr. William Moulton Marston was a man who managed to combine interests of several dissimilar fields into an idea that has lasted for decades. Marston was born and raised in Massachusetts. He earned a law degree in 1918 and got a Ph.D in Psychology from Harvard University in 1921. Long interested in finding a scientific way to prove a person's innocence, Marston invented the systolic blood-pressure test, which is the basis for the polygraph machine. While campaigning for the wider use of the lie-detector in criminal cases, Marston became convinced from his studies that women were more honest and trustworthy than men. Marston became an early feminist because of this belief, and championed the idea that women represented a peaceful force in society. In 1940, Marston was invited by then DC Comics publisher Maxwell Charles Gaines to serve on an educational advisory board for DC. Marston was unhappy with the cliched male superhero, and suggested to Gaines that there was a need for a female superhero. Gaines was enthusiastic, and encouraged Marston to develop this character. That character, Wonder Woman, appeared in 1941, credited to Charles Moulton (the name came from Gaines and Marston's middle names). Wonder Woman was extremely popular, and soon starred in her own eponymous comic. Marston continued to work on his creation until his early death from cancer in 1947. Wonder Woman lives on.- Hugo Flink was born on 16 August 1879 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was an actor, known for The Earthquake Motor (1917), The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral (1927) and Die Kassette (1917). He died on 2 May 1947 in Berlin, Germany.
- Mrs. Henry Lytton was born on 12 April 1864 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Disraeli (1916), For Valour (1928) and Sixty Years a Queen (1913). She was married to Henry Lytton. She died on 2 May 1947 in Surbiton, Surrey, England, UK.
- Petras Cvirka was a writer, known for Gyvieji didvyriai (1959), Sulinys (1966) and Skenduolis (1956). He died on 2 May 1947 in Vilnius, Lithuania.