Joseph Louis Stuart
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Spouse
Susan Marion Fisher
Susan Marion Fisher
1888 - 1928
Children
Nelson Stuart
Nelson Stuart
1911 - 1975
Phyllis M Stuart
Phyllis M Stuart
1915 - 1981

1879


Aug 16
1879 • German company Linde is founded by Carl von Linde.

1906


Sep 1
Age: 27y
1906 Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa.

1908


Dec 18
Age: 29y
1908 • Start of publication of Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys in London. The book will over time sell over 100 million copies and effectively begin the worldwide Boy Scout movement.

1911


Jun 20
Age: 31y
1911 Mexican Revolution: Rebels take Agua Prieta on the SonoraArizona border; government troops take the town back April 17 when the rebel leader "Red" López is drunk.

1915


May 24
Age: 35y
1915 • Boxer Jess Willard, the latest "Great White Hope", defeats Jack Johnson with a 26th round knockout in sweltering heat at Havana, Cuba. Willard becomes very popular among white Americans for "bringing back the championship to the white race".

1929


Nov 11
Age: 50y
1929 • In Russia, a secret decree of the Sovnarkom creates the backbone of the Gulag system.

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