Early milestones and birthdays highlighted in 19th 20th century notes
A collage of historic milestones includes 1842 Congress adulation tussle for a Virginia congressman, 1844 Utah settlers arming against Ute Indians, 1918 New York City bans the Red flag, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack context, and 1944 Patton tank assault on Saarbrucken. Birthdays listed span Gipson to Townsend with brief bios, and a cautionary horoscope notes a desire for sensation and caution.
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Virginia
Congress
Philharmonic Society of New York
Utah
Halifax
Nova Scotia
New York City
Pearl Arbor
Dap
Washington
Hull
Patton
Saarbrunken
Truman
Britain
Aljee
China
Lawrence H. Gipson
Leohigh University
Oxford
An American History Births and Deaths Anniversaries
Today in History lists notable births and deaths across years. Abigail Gibbons born 1801 in Philadelphia. Hugh McCulloch born 1808 in Maine. William Saunders born 1822 in Scotland. Richard Sears born 1863 in Minnesota. Willa Cather born 1876 in Virginia. Heywood Broun born 1888 in New York. George Washington appearance noted 1796. Delaware first to ratify the Constitution.
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Abigail H. Gibbons
New York
Philadelphia
Hugh McCulloch
Indiana
Treasury
Lincoln and Johnston
Kennebunk
Maine
William, Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Scotland
Richard W. Sears
Roebuck
Stewartville
Minn
Willa Cather
Winchester
Heywood Broun
Delaware
George Washington
Three In Movie Colony Renounce Communism
Hollywood December 6 Two writers and a director former Communists renounced the Red Party and its aims at a Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals meeting. Director Edward Dmytryk and writers Martin Berkeley and Richard J. Collins joined in the public renunciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Red Party
Motion Picture Alliance For
Edward Dmytryk
Hollywood Ten
Congress
Martin Berkeley
House Un-American Activities Committee
Christmas party and officers named at Calvary Methodist class
Calvary Methodist Church Class Entertained In-His-Steps School class held a Christmas party with 32 members and five guests. Santa distributed gifts after business. Officers elected: President Mrs Browning, VP Mrs Thomas, Secretary Mrs Harbaugh, 1st Asst Mrs Dodd, 2nd Asst Miss Johnson, Treasurer Mrs Hemp, Assistant Treasurer Mrs Baker. Next meeting January 2. Also reports a new mass production method for hollow steel propeller blades via hot-forging die process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
His-Steps
Calvary Methodist Church
Gilmore. Flauit
Santa Claus
Charles Browning
Clyde Thomas
Hazel Harbaugh
Charles Dodd
Mattie Johnson
Elgin Hemp
Rockwell Terrace
Wilbur Baker
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England
Horm Greeley
Cole
Jacob D. Gortatowski
Hearst Newspapers
Albany
Rudolph Frimi
Czechoslovakia
Zechariah Chafee, Jr
Harvard Law School
Providence
James Waterman Wise
Portland
Oregon
William B. Given, Jr
American Blake Shae Co
Columbia
Wayne L. Townsend
Washington University School of Law
St. Louis
Cook
Nebr
Know
America
Walter Snow
North Market St
South Market
ST. Sam
Buckeystown
Royal Vienna
Bee Hive
Mark New Hall
Shelton
Coalport
Davenpark
Liverpool
Chelsea
Buchkeytstown
Damascus
Wolverine
Wolverine Stress Shores
Johnson
Dupont Zelan
Bulova
Benrus and
Gruen
Mom
Frederick
Wilsell
M. D. Harp Agency
Pythian Castle Building
Richard J. Collins
Fairview Avenue
Zeiler
Court St. Frederick
Philco
Damascus Electric CO
Damascus, Md
Stony’s Radio
W. Patrick ST
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr
Baltimore
George W. Della
Maryland Senate
John Luber
House of Delegates
Pra Iina
Fairbanks-Morse
Hite
Fowbanks-Morse
H. C. Summers CO
Jefferson, Md
Rexall
Cologne
Ty CIA
Bourjois
Paris
Hudnut
Eastman
Seaforth
Cory
Collier's
Country Gentleman
Symphony
GIET
Irs
Gentlemen's Club
Schick
Williamson's Drug Store
N. Market ST
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