John Thomas Thornton
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Parents
Ida May Shepherd
Ida May Shepherd
1865 - 1902
Spouse
Winnie Alice Shelton
Winnie Alice Shelton
1900 - 1993
Children
Siblings

1917


Jun 5
Age: 21y
1917 • WWI: German forces defeat Portuguese army of about 1200 at Negomano on the border of modern-day Mozambique and Tanzania.

1920


Nov 30
Age: 25y
1920 • 4,025 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial in the United States following raids in several cities.

1922


Age: 26y

birth of child


Wesley Thornton

1926


Age: 30y

1927


Age: 31y
1927 • In the United States, the silent romantic comedy film It starring Clara Bow, is released, popularising the concept of the "It girl".

1930


Age: 34y
1930 • While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh confirms the existence of Pluto, a Celestial Body considered a planet until redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006.

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