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Helena immigrated from Germany to New York City in 1883 with only one suitcase. She struggled to find work in New York, and was told jobs were available in Chicago. She moved to Chicago and found work ironing, and met her future husband Frederic Gartner.
1863
Oct 30
1863
Oct 31
Age: 1d
| 1863 • American Civil War: Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and several of his men escape the Ohio state prison, and return safely to the South. |
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Age: 19y
1883
Age: 19y
| 1883 • The University of Texas at Austin opens to students. |
1885
Dec 9
Age: 22y
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marriageFrederic Gartner Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is founded. |
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Age: 22y
1886
Age: 22y
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birth of childCharles William Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 24y
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birth of childMargarita Gretchen Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller. |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition). |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • The Vatican introduces a compulsory oath against modernism, to be taken by all priests upon ordination. |
1920
Jan 15
Age: 56y
| 1920 • The 1920 Summer Olympics opens in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic symbols of five interlocking rings and the associated flag are first displayed at the games. |
1951
Oct 22
Age: 87y
| 1951 • Judy Garland begins her legendary concerts in New York's Palace Theatre. |
1951
Oct 24
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
| 1951 • Second Red Scare: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. On April 5 they are sentenced to receive the death penalty. |