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

1880


Age: 19y
1880 • The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrives in London aboard the SS Strathleven.

1880


Age: 19y
1880 Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City.

1895


Apr 4
Age: 35y
1895 • A huge crowd at the Welsh Grand National at Ely Racecourse, Cardiff, almost overwhelms police trying to keep out gatecrashers.

1900


Age: 39y
1900 Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé.

1910


Apr 19
Age: 50y
1910 • The electric streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year.

1930


Nov 9
Age: 70y
1930 Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Australia, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).

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