Walter Arthur Johnson
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Parents
Israel Cicero Johnson
Israel Cicero Johnson
1842 - 1900
Jane Foster
Jane Foster
1847 - 1893
Spouse
Mary Ellen Gristy
Mary Ellen Gristy
1868 - 1904
Children
Siblings
Jesse Johnson
Jesse Johnson
1872 - 1893
Iva Johnson
Iva Johnson
1875 - 1892
Addie Johnson
Addie Johnson
1877 - 1897

1867


Sep 20
1867 Clarke School for the Deaf in Western Massachusetts opens its doors for the first time, becoming the first school for the deaf in the United States to teach its children how to communicate using the "oral method".

1895


Age: 27y
1895 • Foundation of the following association football clubs in Ireland:

1897


May 18
Age: 29y
1897 April 19 The first Boston Marathon is held, with fifteen men competing, and won by John McDermott."Boston Marathon", in Historical Dictionary of Track and Field, by Peter Matthews (Scarecrow Press, 2012) p40

1899


Age: 31y

birth of child


Charles Arthur Johnson
1899 • The Philippine–American War begins as hostilities break out in Manila.

1901


Age: 33y
1901 • The United States Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops.

1901


Age: 33y

birth of child


Vesta Helen Johnson
1901 Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.

1910


Age: 42y
1910 Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero proclaims the elections of 1910 null and void, and calls for an armed revolution at 6 p.m. against the illegitimate presidency/dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz.

1920


Age: 52y
1920 • The 1920 Summer Olympics opens in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic symbols of five interlocking rings and the associated flag are first displayed at the games.

1929


Nov 24
Age: 62y
1929 • First appearance of Hergé's Belgian comic book hero Tintin as Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Les Aventures de Tintin, reporter..., au pays des Soviets), begins serialization in children's newspaper supplement, Le Petit Vingtième.

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