Margarita Gretchen Gartner
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Parents
Frederic Gartner
Frederic Gartner
1860 - 1934
Helena Roetzheim
Helena Roetzheim
1863 - 1951
Spouse
John Patrick McGinnis
John Patrick McGinnis
1887 - 1976
Children
Siblings

1900


Age: 11y

1911


Age: 22y
1911 • The United States Army adopts a new service pistol, the M1911 designed by John Browning. It remains the US service pistol for 74 years.

1919


Jan 11
Age: 31y
1919 • The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 begins when a white man throws stones at a group of four black teens on a raft.

1940


Age: 51y
1940 • King Leopold III of Belgium orders the Belgian forces to cease fighting, ending the 18-day Battle of Belgium. Leaders of the Belgian government on French territory declare Leopold deposed.

1969


Apr 22
1969 Zip to Zap, a harbinger of the Woodstock Concert, ends with the dispersal and eviction of youths and young adults at Zap, North Dakota by the National Guard.

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