♂ Francis Joseph Fisher Sr.

1870 - 1949

 

Frank

Francis Joseph Fisher Sr.
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Parents
Peter S Fisher Sr.
Peter S Fisher Sr.
1817 - 1894
Katherine Wiesen
Katherine Wiesen
1831 - 1923
Spouse
Mary Candell
Mary Candell
1868 - 1934
Children
Siblings

1870


Jun 15
1870 • The "circle of the sun" flag of Japan is adopted as the national flag for Japanese merchant ships by proclamation of the Daijō-kan.

1891


Jul 20
Age: 21y

marriage


Mary Candell
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓
Married in St. Patrick's Church
1891 • First long-distance transmission of alternating current by the Ames power plant near Telluride, Colorado, by Lucien and Paul Nunn.

1892


Sep 19
Age: 22y

1894


May 1
Age: 23y
1894 New Zealand enacts the world's first minimum wage law.

1896


Jan 13
Age: 25y
1896 Oscar Wilde's play Salomé premieres in Paris.

1897


Sep 20
Age: 27y
1897 • After months of searching, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.

1899


Jul 12
Age: 29y
1899 David Hilbert creates the modern concept of geometry with the publication of his book Grundlagen der Geometrie.

1901


Feb 7
Age: 30y
1901 • The Intercollegiate Prohibition Association is established in Chicago.

1902


Sep 11
Age: 32y
1902 • Fire levels 26 city blocks of Jersey City.

1904


Jun 28
Age: 34y
1904 Panama and Uruguay establishes diplomatic links.

1906


Nov 7
Age: 36y
1906 • The Majlis of Iran convenes for the first time.

1908


Nov 18
Age: 38y
1908 Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.

1920


Age: 49y

1949


Apr 20
Age: 78y
1949 November 17 Second trial of Alger Hiss begins in New York, again with Whittaker Chambers as principal witness

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