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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 • President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States. |
1863
Oct 31
Age: 1d
| 1863 • American Civil War – The Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee under siege (the 2-week-long siege and an attack are unsuccessful). |
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Age: 19y
1883
Age: 19y
| 1883 • The first Carnegie library is opened in Andrew Carnegie's hometown, Dunfermline, Scotland. |
1885
Dec 9
Age: 22y
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marriageFrederic Gartner Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • February concludes without having a full moon. |
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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 • Scotch whisky distiller William Grant & Sons is founded. |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 24y
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birth of childMargarita Gretchen Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Adolf Gaston Eugen Fick invents the contact lens, made of a type of brown glass. |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 36y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The British annex the Orange Free State as the Orange River Colony. |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • Henry Ford sells 10,000 automobiles. |
1920
Jan 15
Age: 56y
| 1920 • Polish–Soviet War: Polish and anti-Soviet Ukrainian troops attack the Red Army in Soviet Ukraine. |
1951
Oct 22
Age: 87y
| 1951 • Robert Menzies' Liberal Party government in Australia is re-elected for a second term. |
1951
Oct 24
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
| 1951 • Shoppers World (one the first shopping malls in the U.S.) opens in Framingham, Massachusetts. |