Spouse
Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri
1875
Jul 23
| 1875 • 6 – German emigrant ship SS Deutschland runs aground in the English Channel resulting in the death of 157 passengers and crew.This inspires Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem The Wreck of the Deutschland, not published until 1918. |
1910
Age: 34y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Working as a harness maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Henry Ford sells 10,000 automobiles. |
1918
Sep 12
Age: 43y
| 1918 • Czechoslovakia becomes a republic. |
1920
Age: 44y
| 1920 • Presidential elections begin in Mexico. |
1930
Age: 54y
| 1930 • Mahatma Gandhi sets off on a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest at the British monopoly on salt; more will join them during the Salt March that ends on April 5. |
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 • Norwegian Campaign: First British ground forces land in Norway at Namsos and Harstad. |
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 • Winston Churchill supports idea of a pan-European army allied with Canada and the U.S. |
1964
Jul 10
Age: 88y
| 1964 • The North American XB-70 Valkyrie makes its first flight at Palmdale, California. |