America in History Anniversary Highlights 1759 to 1963
A timeline of notable events and birthdays commemorates George Washington and Martha Parke Gustis marriage in 1759, Florida arsenal seizure in 1861, Jim Fisk murder in 1872, FDR's Four Freedoms in 1941, Rockefeller UN site donation in 1947, Kennedy Johnson policy focus in 1963, and Coast Guard Admiral Russell Waesche birth and career.
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George Washington
Martha Parke Gustis
New Kent
U.S. Arsenal
Apalachicola
Fla
Florida
Jim Fisk
Ned Stokes
Grand Central Hotel
New York City
Congress
Roosevelt
John D. Rockefeller
East River
United Nations
Kennedy
Johnson
Palm Beach
Russell Randolph Waesche
Coast Guard
Thurmont
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Waesche
United States
Damage to Barn Fire Reported Near Mount Airy
The Mount Airy and Lisbon Fire Companies battled a Saturday barn fire on the Runkles Road near Mount Airy owned by D. H. Snell. The blaze destroyed the top portion of the barn a small truck a front end loader and a tree planter with damage estimated at 3000 dollars. Firefighters worked from 8:05 p m until 11:20 p m and the fire flared again at 1 50 a m Sunday requiring a return to the scene.
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Mount Airy
Lisbon
Runkles
Runkles Road
D. H. Snell
Edward Rimbey
Bulgarian Envoy to U.N Executed for Espionage
Ivan Asen Christof Georgiev, 56, former Bulgarian envoy to the United Nations, was executed after pleading guilty to spying for the United States. He admitted selling military and economic state secrets to the CIA between 1956 and 1961 while with the Bulgarian U.N. delegation in New York.
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London
Ivan Asen Christof Georgiev
United Nations
United States
Sen
Bulgaria
Presidium of the
National Assembly
Georgiev
Sofia
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
U.N
New York
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America
Bethesda
Samuel E. Anderson
Greensboro
N. C
Kathryn Hulme
San Francisco
Danny Thomas
Amos Jacobs
Deerfield
Mich
Loretta Young
Salt Lake City
Boston
Massachusetts
Beacon
Mary Sullivan
Sullivan
Pamela Parker
Patricia Delmore
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Arthur G. Logan
Wilmington
Del
Atlantic Ocean
Standard Electric
Williams Typewriter & Supply
Joseph F. Rhoderick
East
Patrick St
Whitesell Pharmacy
Annineaas Nrner
N. Market St
Frederick
COAL
Fuel Oil
Hilside Coal & Oi Co
Maslin
Morgan Jones
Valors
Bates
Chatham Blankets
Lockport Blue
Maryland
Greece
Mt. Athos
Cruguut
Bell-ans
Orangeburg
Sampta
Saeco
Fy Pol Co
Rockport
L‘aiglon
L’aiglon
Antietam St
Hagerstown, Md
Hagerstown
Lurgan Ave
Shippensburg
Walkersville
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