William Washington Jenkins
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Sarah Evelyn Mayfield
Sarah Evelyn Mayfield
1838 - 1899
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1838


Aug 1
September 7, 1838 • Grace Darling and her father rescue thirteen survivors from the SS Forfarshire off the Farne Islands.

1859


Aug 4
Age: 21y
March 21, 1859 • The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issues the charter establishing the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, the first organization of its kind in the United States and founder of the nation's first zoo.

1919


Oct 12
Age: 81y
1919 • John Browning finalizes the design for the M1919 Browning machine gun (.30 caliber), the first widely distributed and practical air cooled medium machine gun introduced to the United States Military. It receives an official designation and production is started in the same year.

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