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 • Widespread nationalist rebellion in the Ottoman Empire has resulted in Turkish repression, Russian intervention and Great Power tensions.

1910


Age: 34y
1910 Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986.

1920


Age: 44y
1920 • General Józef Haller first performs Poland's Wedding to the Sea, a symbolic celebration of the restitution of Polish access to the Baltic Sea.

1930


Age: 54y
1930 German election, 1930: National Socialists win 107 seats in the German Parliament, the Reichstag (18.3% of all the votes), making them the second largest party.

1940


Apr 2
Age: 64y
1940 • WWII: The Dutch army formally signs a surrender document.

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 Florence Chadwick swims across the English Channel in 13 hours, 22 minutes.

1964


Jul 10
Age: 88y
1964 • The Beatles return to Liverpool in triumph after their successful U.S. tour, just in time for the premiere of their film A Hard Day's Night. Since 2008, this day is celebrated as Beatles Day in Liverpool, Hamburg and other cities.

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