Spouse
Owned the town saddle shop in Memphis, Missouri
1875
Jul 23
| 1875 • Wimbledon: Henry Cavendish Jones convinces the "All England Croquet Club" to replace a croquet court with a lawn tennis court. |
1910
Age: 34y
| 1910 • African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States. |
1918
Sep 12
Age: 43y
| 1918 • The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire. |
1920
Age: 44y
| 1920 • Hydrocodone, a narcotic analgesic closely related to codeine is first synthesized in Germany by Carl Mannich and Helene Löwenheim. |
1930
Age: 54y
| 1930 • The 3M company markets Scotch Tape, invented by Richard Gurley Drew, in the United States. |
1940
Apr 2
Age: 64y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ George lived at 140 West Jefferson Street in Memphis 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Operation Compass – British forces in North Africa begin their first major offensive with an attack on Italian forces at Sidi Barrani, Egypt. |
1964
Jul 10
Age: 88y
| 1964 • 24 – The 1964 Summer Olympics are held in Tokyo. |