George Washington Plaster
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Parents
Michael Plaster
Michael Plaster
1813 - 1892
Ruth Burress
Ruth Burress
1819 - 1878
Spouse
Clara May Lowry
Clara May Lowry
1864 - 1909
Children
Siblings

1860


Age: 3m
1860 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States Union.

1878


Mar 8
Age: 17y
1878 • In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box is found later with a taunting poem inside.

1880


Age: 19y

1880


Age: 19y
1880 • The Capuchin catacombs of Palermo are officially closed (there will be some burials afterwards).

1887


Age: 26y
1887 Hibernian F.C. of Scotland defeats Preston North End of England to win the "Championship of the World" after the two teams win the Association football Cup competitions in their respective countries.

1889


Nov 6
Age: 29y
1889 • Field Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca organizes a military coup which deposes Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and abolishes the Brazilian monarchy. Deodoro da Fonseca proclaims Brazil a Republic and forms a Provisional Government.

1895


Apr 4
Age: 35y

1900


Age: 39y
1900 Second Boer War: British troops are defeated by the Boers at Ladysmith.

1911


May 16
Age: 51y
1911 • The United States and Canada announced the successful negotiation of their first reciprocal trade agreement.

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