Manley Curry GILES

(b. 29 August 1888 , Nelson County, Virginia, USA d. 3 November 1926 , Little Rock, Arkansas, USA )

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Manley Curry GILES was born 29 August 1888 in Nelson County, Virginia, USA

Manley Curry GILES was the child of Thomas Rollins GILES and Bettie Henrietta GODWIN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Manley Curry married Laura W TORLOTTING abt. 1912 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laura W TORLOTTING was born 3 March 1887 in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Laura W died May 1974 in Woodland Park, Teller, Colorado, USA. Laura W was the child of Nicolas Arthur TORLOTTING and Catherine ZERLAUT.

Manley Curry GILES died 3 November 1926 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
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Manley Curry GILES married

Laura W TORLOTTING-- Date: abt. 1912 Place:
Laura W TORLOTTING was the child of Nicolas Arthur TORLOTTING and Catherine ZERLAUT

Children of Manley Curry GILES and Laura W TORLOTTING:

Manley Curry GILES JR. (b.December 2, 1916, St Louis, Missouri, USA d. January 23 2001, Chesterfield, Missouri, USA)
m. Elizabeth CALMER

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1888 Birth
29 August 1888
Nelson County, Virginia, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Birth of Child
Manley Curry GILES JR. was born December 2, 1916, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Manley Curry was 28 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time