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A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity

The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890 by James Buchanan Duke, quickly becoming a dominant force in the tobacco industry

One acquired a farm at Townsend, in the northeastern part of the state

For reference, thats more than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders and suicides combined . This means that cigarettes are still the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States

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In 1830, cigarettes had crossed into France, where it then received its name (cigarette)