Spouse
Porter was a retired merchant.
1854
Nov 9
| 1854 • Pope Pius IX in the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Deus defines ex Cathedra the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. |
1939
Jul 3
Age: 84y
| 1939 • General Motors introduces the Hydra-Matic drive, the first mass-produced, fully automatic transmission, as an option in 1940 model year Oldsmobile automobiles. |