Catherine Viola O'Grady
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Arthur J McGinnis
Arthur J McGinnis
1901 - 1968

1906


Dec 30
1906 • The Union Minière du Haut Katanga, a Belgian mining trust, is created in the Congo.

1927


Jun 25
Age: 20y
1927 May 5 – The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 strikes 700,000 people in the greatest natural disaster in American history through that time.

1931


Age: 23y
1931 • Construction of the Empire State Building is completed in New York City.

1940


Age: 32y
1940 • Brisbane, Australia swelters through its hottest day ever, 43.2 degrees Celsius (109.76 Fahrenheit).

1987


Mar 1
Age: 80y
1987 • U.S. President Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery, causing speculation about his physical fitness to continue in office.

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