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 newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War.

1910


Age: 34y
1910 George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.

1920


Age: 44y

1930


Age: 54y
1930 • Building of the Boulder Dam (later known as the Hoover Dam) is started on the Colorado River in the United States.

1940


Apr 2
Age: 64y
1940 • WWII: First Naval Battle of Narvik: The British Royal Navy attacks the German fleet in the Ofotfjord.

1950


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

residence


Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓
Census shows George makes harnesses and is working in a harness shop.
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1950 • Legendary singer-actor Paul Robeson, whose passport had recently been revoked because of his alleged Communist affiliations, meets with U.S. officials in an effort to get it reinstated. He is unsuccessful, and it is not reinstated until 1958.

1964


Jul 10
Age: 88y
1964 • U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith, 66, announces her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

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