Sagarlan Alonzo Knighton
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Neoma Olieta Plaster
Neoma Olieta Plaster
1896 - 1985

1873


Mar 8
1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group.

1900


Age: 26y
1900 • American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.

1910


Apr 18
Age: 37y
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: 45y
1918 • WWI: Desert Mounted Corps Capture of Damascus

1920


Jan 21
Age: 46y

1930


Apr 2
Age: 57y
1930 Great Depression: President Herbert Hoover goes before the United States Congress to ask for a $150 million public works program to help create jobs and to stimulate the American economy.

1941


Jun 30
Age: 68y
1941 • The Holocaust: The requirement to wear the Star of David with the word "Jew" inscribed, is extended to all Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas.

1957


Jul 8
Age: 84y

1957


Jul
1957 • Canada's Avro Arrow is unveiled to the public.

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