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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 • The Yorkshire County Cricket Club is founded at the Adelphi Hotel in Sheffield, England. |
1863
Oct 31
Age: 1d
1863 • American Civil War – The 54th Massachusetts, the first African-American regiment, leaves Boston to fight for the Union. |
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Age: 19y
1883
Age: 19y
1883 • The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey; it was installed by Thomas Edison. |
1885
Dec 9
Age: 22y
marriageFrederic Gartner Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1885 • Chile's Matrimony and Civil Registry laws come into effect. |
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Age: 22y
1886
Age: 22y
birth of childCharles William Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1886 • The village of Skorenovac is founded, mostly by Székely Hungarians. |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 24y
birth of childMargarita Gretchen Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1887 • Occidental College is founded. |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 36y
1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
1910
Age: 46y
1910 • Slavery in China, which has existed since the Shang dynasty, is now illegal. |
1920
Jan 15
Age: 56y
1920 • The island province of Marinduque in the Philippines archipelago is founded. |
1951
Oct 22
Age: 87y
1951 • RKO releases the Howard Hawks sci-fi film, "The Thing (From Another World)". |
1951
Oct 24
burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
1951 • U.S. President Harry S Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of his Far Eastern commands. |