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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Singletary Thornton

William Carson Thornton
± 1826-1910
Caroline Elizabeth Thornton
1824-1880

Benjamin Singletary Thornton
1902-1988


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    Birthday October 10, 1902

    • The temperature on October 10, 1902 was between 8.7 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (5%). 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 August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
      • January 1 » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
      • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
      • April 2 » Dmitry Sipyagin, Minister of Interior of the Russian Empire, is assassinated in the Marie Palace, Saint Petersburg.
      • June 28 » The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.
      • July 17 » Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner in Buffalo, New York.
      • August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.

    Day of death December 29, 1988

    • The temperature on December 29, 1988 was between 5.7 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1988: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 14.7 million citizens.
      • March 16 » Halabja chemical attack: The Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq is attacked with a mix of poison gas and nerve agents on the orders of Saddam Hussein, killing 5,000 people and injuring about 10,000 people.
      • March 16 » Iran–Contra affair: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North and Vice Admiral John Poindexter are indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
      • August 10 » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
      • September 8 » Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
      • September 18 » The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
      • December 7 » The 6.8 Ms  Armenian earthquake shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000.
    

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