Elsie Frances Bolton
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Lucian Shaw McGee
Lucian Shaw McGee
1909 - 1999

1949


Jul
Age: 37y
1949 • The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models were sold in America that year, convincing Volkswagen chairman Heinrich Nordhoff the car had no future in the U.S. (The Type 1 went on to become an automotive phenomenon.)

1955


Aug 24
Age: 43y

birth of child


Mari K McGee
1955 United States Congress authorizes President Dwight D. Eisenhower to use force to protect Formosa from the People's Republic of China.

2000


Dec 30
Age: 88y

2001


Oct 10
Age: 89y
2001 • The Glocal Forum, leading international organization in the field of city-to-city cooperation, is established by Ambassador Uri Savir.

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