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1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1964 - 1973 Vietnam War
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1914 - 1918 World War I
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
 Benneville Shade
 b.1824 Berks Co PA
 d.1888 Allen Co OH
 Jefferson Shade
 b.1853 Pa.
 d.1920
 Mary A. Belleman
 b.1829 Berks Co PA
 d.1912 Allen Co OH
 Vernon Shade
 b.1900
 d.1967 AZ
 Lydia Davis
 b.1854
 d.1919
 Gladys Moyer
 b.         
 d.