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President and Noble Warren Harding
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Warren-Harding May 25, 2022U.S. President Warren Harding was the first President to become a Shriner.
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Shriner John Wayne
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Shriner-John-Wayne May 24, 2022Many celebrities including actors, musicians and sports stars often visit Shriners Children’s locations, attend events and spend time with our patients.
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The First Shriners Hospital
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-Photo-Shreveport May 24, 2022The hospital, located at the corner of Kings and Samford in Shreveport was dedicated on April 20, 1923.
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Walter M. Fleming, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Walter-M-Fleming-Cofounder May 24, 2022Walter M. Fleming, M.D. is considered to be the cofounder of Shriners International.
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Harold Lloyd
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Harold-Lloyd May 23, 2022Harold Lloyd an actor, comedian and stunt performer, served as the 1949-1950 Imperial Potentate of Shriners International.
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Bone Lengthening Device
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1930s-Bone-Lengthening-Device May 19, 2022This device was used in the early years of Shriners Children’s to lengthen the bones of patients with limb length discrepancies.
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Pedograph
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1920s-Pedograph May 19, 2022The pedograph was a medical device patented in 1923 by Podiatrist Dr. William Mathias Scholl that was used at our hospitals to determine the way a patient’s foot was placed on the ground.
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William “Billy” Florence, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/William-Florence May 18, 2022William Jermyn Conlin – better known by his stage name, William J. “Billy” Florence – is credited as the co-founder of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, along with Walter M. Fleming, M.D.
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History of Patient Education at Shriners Children's
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Patient-Education-History May 18, 2022Since its establishment, Shriners Children’s has made an effort to ensure its patients keep up with their schoolwork.
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Shriners Children's Cleft Lip and Palate Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Cleft-Lip-and-Palate-Care-History May 18, 2022In 2005, the Joint Boards of Directors of Shriners Children’s and Shriners International officially added treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate to the healthcare system’s care disciplines.
