George Jacob Simon
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Alta Janetta Miller
Alta Janetta Miller
1874 - 1966

Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri

1918


Sep 12
Age: 43y

1920


Age: 44y
1920 The New York Times ridicules the American rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard. The newspaper has to recant publicly on July 17, 1969 when the Apollo crew is on its mission to the Moon.

1940


Apr 2
Age: 64y

1964


Jul 10
Age: 88y
1964 • The International Olympic Committee bans South Africa from the Tokyo Olympics on the grounds that its teams are racially segregated.

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