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Personal data Bessie Polk 

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Household of Bessie Polk

She has/had a relationship with Henry William Scurlock.


Child(ren):

  3. William Scurlock  1935-1935

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    Historical events

    Birthday December 26, 1910

    • The temperature on December 26, 1910 was between 0.1 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 8.0 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
      • April 29 » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.
      • May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
      • July 16 » John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
      • October 1 » A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
      • October 5 » In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
      • November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).

    Day of death February 25, 1935

    • The temperature on February 25, 1935 was between 4.3 °C and 8.7 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 6.9 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 6 Bft (strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
      • February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
      • May 27 » New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
      • June 11 » Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
      • August 14 » Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
      • September 30 » The Hoover Dam, astride the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated.
      • November 3 » George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
    

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