Walter Whittle SWAIN

Born

24 July 1895 , Mississippi, USA

Died

5 January 1928 , Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Walter Whittle married Ruby SISSON 10 February 1913 in Perry, Alabama, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruby SISSON was born July 1891 in Mississippi, USA. Ruby died 25 November 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

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Walter Whittle SWAIN married

Ruby SISSON
Marriage date: 10 February 1913
Marriage place: Perry, Alabama, USA

Children of Walter Whittle SWAIN and Ruby SISSON

Walter SWAIN

Born: March 1915, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died: December 1975, Tampa, Florida, USA

Married: Elaine OXFORD 1938

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Birth — 1895
24 July 1895
Mississippi, USA

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