Spouse
Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri
1875
Jul 23
| 1875 • Two American colleges play each other in arguably the first game of College Football:Smith, R.A. "Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics", New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Tufts University and Harvard University at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Mass.. |
1910
Age: 34y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Working as a harness maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster. |
1918
Sep 12
Age: 43y
| 1918 • The Belgian royal family returns to Brussels after the war, King Albert I having commanded the Allied Army group in the autumn Courtrai offensive which liberated his country. |
1920
Age: 44y
| 1920 • 4,025 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial in the United States following raids in several cities. |
1930
Age: 54y
| 1930 • Canadian adventurer William "Red" Hill, Sr., makes a five-hour journey down the Niagara Gorge rapids. |
1940
Apr 2
Age: 64y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ George lived at 140 West Jefferson Street in Memphis 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Walt Disney's Fantasia is released. It is the first box office failure for Disney, though it eventually recoups its cost years later, and becomes one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films. |
1950
Apr 10
Age: 74y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Census shows George makes harnesses and is working in a harness shop. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1950 • L. Ron Hubbard publishes Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. |
1964
Jul 10
Age: 88y
| 1964 • IBM announces the System/360. |