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

1878


Mar 8
Age: 17y
1878 • The British fleet enters Turkish waters and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul but does not carry out the threat.

1880


Age: 19y
1880 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs a treaty of protection with the chief on the large Teke tribe and begins to establish a French protectorate on the north bank of the Congo River.

1882


Jun
Age: 22y
1882 • The Married Women's Property Act 1882 receives royal assent in Britain; it enables women to buy, own and sell property and to keep their own earnings.

1895


Apr 4
Age: 35y
1895 • The first professional American football game is played, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, between the Latrobe YMCA and the Jeannette Athletic Club (Latrobe wins 12–0).

1896


Feb 12
Age: 35y
1896 • An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

1900


Age: 39y
1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree.

1910


Apr 19
Age: 50y

1911


May 16
Age: 51y
1911 • The first official air mail flight, second overall, takes place from Allahabad, India to Naini, India, when Henri Pequet carries 6,500 letters a distance of 13 km.

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