Isabella M. Stine was born on April 23, 1874. She died on December 6, 1974 at 100 years of age. Some historical events that happened in 1874:
May 9th - The first horse-drawn bus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, plying two routes.
Jun 20th - 1st US Lifesaving Medal awarded (Lucian Clemons)
Jun 22nd - Game of lawn tennis introduced
Jul 1st - 1st US kidnapping for ransom, 4-year-old Charles Ross, $20,000
Jul 1st - 1st US zoo opens (Philadelphia)
Aug 11th - Harry S Parmelee patents sprinkler head
Nov 7th - 1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by Thomas Nast
These historic events occurred the year Isabella passed:
Jan 2nd - 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon
Jan 8th - Loch Ness Monster photographed
Feb 2nd - The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.
Mar 3rd - World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die)
Apr 8th - Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 715th HR, breaking Babe Ruth's record in Atlanta
Aug 9th - Richard Nixon resigns presidency, VP Gerald Ford swears oath of office to become 38th US president
Nov 16th - 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away