George Jacob Simon
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Alta Janetta Miller
Alta Janetta Miller
1874 - 1966

Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri

1875


Jul 23
1875 • The United States Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in public accommodations and jury duty.

1910


Age: 34y
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.

1930


Age: 54y
1930 Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).

1940


Apr 2
Age: 64y
1940 • WWII: The French government flees to Bordeaux and Paris falls under German occupation.

1950


Apr 10
Age: 74y
George Jacob Simon - United States, Census, 1950

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Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓
Census shows George makes harnesses and is working in a harness shop.
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1950 • In his encyclical Humani Generis, Pope Pius XII declares evolution to be a serious hypothesis that did not contradict essential Catholic teachings.

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