♂ Charles Franklin Jones

1882 - 1972

 

Charlie

Charles Franklin Jones
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Spouse
Mary Agnes McGinnis
Mary Agnes McGinnis
1896 - 1963
Children
Juanita Jones
Juanita Jones
1923 - 2012
Charles Franklin Jones Jr.
Charles F Jones Jr.
1925 - 2008

1882


Dec 20
1882 Nikola Tesla claims this was when he conceived the rotating magnetic field principle he later used to invent his induction motor.

1909


Age: 25y
1909 • The Anglo-Persian Oil Company, modern-day BP, is incorporated.

1923


Age: 39y
1923 • Second storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, a major hurricane north of Hispaniola.

1923


Feb 1
Age: 40y

marriage


Mary Agnes McGinnis
Arlington, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓
Agnes's brother James McGinnis was a witness to the marriage
1923 • The Hoda Cha'arawi Association (formerly The Egyptian Feminist Union) is established in Egypt.

1925


Age: 41y
1925 • United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia return to the (bullion) gold standard.

1931


Age: 47y
1931 • Referendum in Prussia for dissolving the Landtag ends with the "yes" side winning 37% of the vote, which is insufficient for calling the early elections. The elections are intended to remove the Social Democratic Party (SPD) government of Otto Braun, which is one of the strongest forces for democracy in Germany. Supporting the "yes" side were the NSDAP, the DNVP and the Communist Party (KPD) while supporting the "no" side were the SPD and Zentrum.

1972


May 6
Age: 89y
1972 • The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,000 (1,003.16) for the first time.

1972


May 10

burial


Bremerton, Kitsap, Washington, USA ⇓
Buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery
1972 • A major breakthrough in occurs in the Paris peacs talks between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho

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