Summary:
Parker BAKER was born abt. 1867
in , Rhode Island, USA.
Parker BAKER
was the child of
John BAKER and
Jane DAVIS
Parker BAKER died bef. 1921
NOTE: Does not appear to be any record of his birth or death in RI. RI Archives.
Details of the life of Parker appear below.
Parker BAKER died bef. 1921
NOTE: Does not appear to be any record of his birth or death in RI. RI Archives.
Details of the life of Parker appear below.
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1869 - May 10 - The Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah)THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Last Rail Land and the Last Spike Driven.
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1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown 1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland.St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - February 5, 1870
1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire 1872 - 'Yellowstone Wonderland' is established as first national park.March 1 – Yellowstone National Park (once dubbed "Colter's Hell" after John Colter, of the Lewis &...Read MORE...
1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction Era that guaranteed African Americans...Read MORE...
1876 - May 10 - Centennial ExhibitiionMay 10, 1876: The Centennial Exhibition opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at which Caroline...Read MORE...
1876 - June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn:300 men of the U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer are wiped ...Read MORE...
1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ ohio.html
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1880 Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
John BAKER, Self, M, Male, W, 50, IRE, Farm Hand, IRE, IRE
Janie BAKER, Wife, M, Female, W, 36,...Read MORE...
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.THE RED CROSS SOCIETY
At a meeting this evening, largely attended by prominent citizens and those...Read MORE...
1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times.UNIFORM TIME
Exactly at noon on Sunday, as has been announced, the new system of uniform time...Read MORE...
1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country.www.wikipedia.org - May 1, 1884
1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date.www.wikipedia.org - December 6, 1884
1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.The formal reception of Bartholdi's great statue of "Liberty Enlightening the World" took place at...Read MORE...
1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885).www.wikipedia.org - January 29, 1886
1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed.www.wikipedia.org - February 2, 1887
1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars endedwww.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ sdtimeln.htm - December 29, 1890
1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island.New York, Jan. 1. - Without any ceremony or formal opening the immigration officials of this city...Read MORE...
1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian ExpositionWorld's Columbian Exposition is held in Chicago, commemorating the 400th anniversary of European...Read MORE...
1894 - Pullman strikeThe Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in the summer of 1894. It...Read MORE...
1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.in 1897, at 6 am, over 100 people crowded onto the first train to travel through a tunnel under...Read MORE...
1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war.The World Almanac of the U.S.A, by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, 1996 -
1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20)....On April 11, 1898, President William McKinley asked Congress for authorization to end the...Read MORE...
1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.On December 10, the Treaty of Paris officially ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard.The Gold Standard Act a Law.
Washington, March 15. - The gold standard act passed by congress,...Read MORE...
1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons.THE KIOWA SALOONS RAIDED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of this City, Invaded Six of Them last Thursday....Read MORE...
1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII.www.wikipedia.org - January 22, 1901
1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communicationOne hundred years ago on Saturday, a young Italian inventor named Guglielmo Marconi stood on a...Read MORE...
1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, MichiganJune 16, 1903
1903 - October - First World SeriesThe 1903 World Series was the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball. It...Read MORE...
1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight.THE MACHINE ACTUALLY FLIES
Successful Trial of Kitty Hawk, N.C., of Wright Brother's...Read MORE...
1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1).Ice-cream cones were first served in 1904 at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition world's fair in St....Read MORE...
1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama CanalFebruary 23 – For $10 million, the United States gains control of the Panama Canal Zone...
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1908 - September 27 – Henry Ford produces his first Model T automobile.www.wikipedia.org - September 27, 1908
1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North AtlanticAt 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean ...Read MORE...
1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated.MANY STATES TO DEDICATE HIGHWAY
New Route Across Continent Will Be Inaugurated With Many...Read MORE...
1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act.www.wikipedia.org - December 23, 1913
1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation.GIVES APPROVAL TO MOTHERS' DAY
President Wilson Acts on Joint Resolution of Congress
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1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades BelgiumAugust 1, 1914 - Germany declares war on Russia. France and Belgium begin full...Read MORE...
1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call,facilitated by a newly invented vacuum tube amplifier, ceremonially inaugurated by Alexander Graham ...Read MORE...
1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool.www.wikipedia.org - May 7, 1915
1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14.www.americaslibrary.gov - May 30, 1916
1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.Citizenship for Porto Ricans.
From the New York Herald.
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1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany.U.S. At War
GERMAN SHIPS ARE SEIZED
HOUSE PASSES WAR BILL BY VOTE 373-50
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1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States.AVERAGE MAN HAS A 20 TO 1 CHANCE OF BEING DRAFTED
But He Must Register on Tuesday or Go to...Read MORE...
1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31).Getting Used to the "Daylight Saving" Time.
"Daylight saving" is now a law, if not a fact, and...Read MORE...
1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire.www.wikipedia.org - October 31, 1918
1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.SENATE ADOPTS AMENDMENT FOR SUFFRAGE, 56-25
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1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of NationsWorld War I (1914-1918) was finally over. This first global conflict had claimed from 9 million to...Read MORE...
1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:The United States Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto....Read MORE...
1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 'Cans' and 'Can'ts' of Amendment
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