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L is for Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Years Lived Before 1921: Seventy-Eight
Years Lived After 1921: Five
Robert Lincoln was the first child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln and the only one who survived past the age of 18. He served as secretary of War under James Garfield and then Chester A. Artur after Garfield's assassination. In 1889 Lincoln became the U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom. He was the last U.S. minister to the U.K. His predecessor was the first U.S. ambassador to the U.K. Lincoln served 15 years as president of the Pullman Car Company after the death of George Pullman.
Lincoln was 21 when his father was assassinated and was present when his father died. In his role as Garfield's Secretary of war he was a witness to Garfield's assassination. In 1901 Lincoln was in Buffalo attending the Pan-American exposition as part of his duties as President of Pullman when he witnessed the assassination of William McKinley.
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
K is for Kid
In 1890, The Philadephia Quakers baseball team of the National League changed their name to the Philadephia Phillies and have been so for almost 125 years, That 1990 team had not one but two players on it that are on my a to z challenge pf people living in 1921. Neither of those players are remembered for being baseball players. One was Baseball player turned evangelist Billy Sunday who was featured here way back on April 2nd. The other is William Jethro "Kid" Gleason who was the manager of the infamous 1919 Black Sox.
Kid Gleason
Years lived before 1921: Fifty-Five
Years lived after 1921: Twelve
J is for John and Johnson
Friday, April 9, 2021
I is for Ingalls
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Caroline Quiner Ingalls lived from 1839-1924 (83 years before 1921 and 3 after)
Laura's older sister Mary was born in 1865 and died 4 years after her mother in 1928. She lived 56 years before 1921 and 7 years after.
Laura's baby sister Grace was born in 1877, 44 years prior to 1921. She passed away20 years later in 1941.
In 1921 Laura's sister Carrie turned 51 years of age. When she died 25 years later, Laura became the last surviving child of her father and mother.
Almanzo Wilder like my own grandfather was 10 years older than his wife. Almanzo lived 64 years before 1921 and lived 28 years after passing away in 1949.
Laura and Almanzo's daughter Rose was born in 1886 and died in 1968. She lived 35 years prior to 1921 and 47 years after that. Rose was the last living descendent of Charles and Carolyn, unless you count Laura's books which still enjoy a life of their own
I am posting this letter early which I hardly ever do. I am taking the weekend off and will be back with the letter J on Monday. Please go bak and enjoy more of the challenge.
H is for Hepburn
Katherine Hepburn
Let's switch things up just a little today. Instead of delving into the biography of Katherine Hepburn. I will list one movie from each decade of her film career.
1930's Little Women (1933)
1940's Philadelphia Story (1940)
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
1950's African Queen (1951)
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
1960's Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Won Academy Award for Best Actress
1970's Rooster Cogburn (1975)
1980's On Golden Pond (1981)
Won Academy Award for Best Actress
In all, Hepburn was nominated 12 times for the Academy Award for best actress and won 4 times which is pretty good for someone once dubbed box office poison.
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