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 - 1919 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 |
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Simeon Robert Berkley b.1826 Greenbrier Co., W. Va. d.1897 Home Place, W. Va. | ||||||||
Thomas Joseph Berkley b.1872 Point Pleasant, W. Va. d.1947 Keeney's Knob, W. Va. | Elizabeth Jane Foster b.1848 Monroe Co., W. Va. d.1931 Point Pleasant, W. Va. | |||||||
Cora Arthena Berkley b.1912 Tempa, W. Va. d.1944 Pinecrest, W. Va. | Andrew Jackson Lusher b.1852 Monroe Co., W. Va. d.1922 Greenbrier Co., W. Va. | |||||||
Rosa Belle Lusher b.1874 Summers Co., W. Va. d.1954 Muddy Creek Mt., W. Va. | Harriet Elizabeth Lowery b.1849 Monroe Co., W. Va. d.1933 | |||||||
1991 Persian Gulf War | 1950 Korean War begins 1964 - 1973 Vietnam War 1969 Armstrong first person on the moon 1973 US launches Skylab space station 1981 Columbia is first space shuttle | 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1919 World War I 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) |
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Helen F. Detweiler b.1912 Clifton, Fairfax Co., Va. d.1967 Kanawha Co., W. Va. | ||||||||