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Anniversaries and History Notes From 1950s America
A scrambled list recalls Marquis de Lafayette birth and death dates, Frances Wright and Catharine Beecher milestones, Jane Addams and Chennault biographies, plus Today in History entries about Astor, Oberlin, Open Door, and North Pole discoveries. Birthdays include Brecker, Kennedy, Pope, Beatty, Firestone, Hourey, Finucane, Rose. Also notes on graduates and a Davis Cup team selection, and a brief Ohio Supreme Court ruling on Sheppard.
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Foday
Isi
Marquis de Lafayette
Frances Wright
New York
Scotland
Ohio
John Hay
China
Britain
VicKinley
Buffalo
N. Y
Labrador
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Dr. Cook
National
Rwo
Sturgis
U.S
Jona W. Brecker
Jaio
Madison County
Edward F. Hourey
Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
Waterloo
Iowa
Charles C. Finucane
Spokane
Wash
Rorn
BEC
Billy Rose