Robert Raikes — the Eli Whitney or Thomas Edison of the Sunday school — had broad humanitarian interests in mind as he began to stir up support for educating the early victims of the industrial revolution. (religion-online.org)
He could even have mention that Soviet POWs in 1941 were among the earlier victims of gassing in the Auschwitz I gas chamber [2]. (politics.stackexchange.com)
Mr. Pataki was an early victim of Mr. Paladino's anti-establishment fervor. (cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com)