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Bread salesman in 1917, Bolter in shipyards in 1920, Barnman for street railway in 1930.
1887
Dec 14
| 1887 • The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. |
1888
Jan 8
Age: 25d
| 1888 • Frank Edward McGurrin, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City, Utah, purportedly the only person using touch typing at this time, wins a decisive victory over Louis Traub in a typing contest held in Cincinnati, Ohio. This date can be called the birthday of the touch typing method that is widely used now. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 12y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China, demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined. |
1911
Nov 16
Age: 23y
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marriageMargarita Gretchen Gartner Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu in Peru. |
1913
Dec 27
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary Margaret McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • Mexican Revolution: Assassination of Francisco I. Madero and José María Pino Suárez. |
1916
Mar 9
Age: 28y
birth of childHelen Rose McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1916 • Lassen Volcanic National Park is established in California. |
1916
Jul 18
Age: 28y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Living at 321 19th Ave NE Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 1916 • WWI – Eastern Front: Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is occupied by troops of the Central Powers. |
1917
Age: 28y
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militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a bread salesman for Parker Baking Company 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • Georges Clemenceau becomes prime minister of France. |
1919
Jan 11
Age: 31y
birth of childRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1919 • Grand Canyon National Park: An act of the United States Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park. |
1920
Jan 7
Age: 32y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as a "Bolter-Up" in a ship yard. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Treaty of Moscow (1920): Soviet Russia recognizes independence of the Democratic Republic of Georgia only to invade the country six months later. |
1930
Age: 41y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Barnman for the street railway 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The first frozen foods of Clarence Birdseye go on sale in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
1940
Apr 9
Age: 52y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working for the "local transit system" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year. |
1961
Nov 16
Age: 73y
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anniversarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration |
| 1961 • The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is signed at New York. |
1976
May 31
Age: 88y
| 1976 • The Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) is established by the University of California (UC) in response to the State Legislature's recommendation to expand post-secondary opportunities to all of California’s students including those who are first-generation, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and English-language learners.University of California EAOP, 2003 in Review. University of California, 2009-10 Budget for Current Operations Budget Detail, as Presented to the Regents for Approval. |
1976
Jun
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried at Calvary Cemetery |
| 1976 • The first known outbreak of Ebola virus occurs in Yambuku, Zaire. |