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Birth year of 1888: The first wax drinking straw was patented. The National Geographic Society was founded. The Great Blizzard of 1888 strikes New England. The English Football League is established. Eastman Kodak is formed. "Casey at the Bat" is first performed and published. Grover Cleveland starts the year as president, but is defeated by Benjamin Harrison in the November elections. Vincent Van Gogh cuts off his left ear.
Famous people born in 1888:
John Garand - inventor of the M-1 rifle
Leadbelly - blues singer
Otto Stern - German / US physicist
John Foster Dulles - Secretary of State
Knute Rockne - football player / coach
Irving Berlin - composer
Jim Thorpe - athlete
T S Eliot - poet
Richard Byrd - admiral / explorer
Famous deaths in 1888:
Louisa May Alcott - author
John Pemberton - inventor of Coca-Cola
The 5 victims of Jack the Ripper
James Casey - founder of United Parcel Service
William I - German Emperor
Freidrich III - German Emperor (a bad year to be a German Emperor!)
Margaret would have witnessed both World Wars, the Great Depression, Korea, Vietnam. She would have seen crank phones, party lines, push button phones, and very early cell phones. Kitchens with wood burning stoves, gas, and microwaves.
Events occuring in 1988 - the year of her passing:
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Ronald Reagan is President and George Bush (41) defeats Michael Dukakis in November.
Miami (Fl) wins the College Football Championship
The Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea.
Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges.
Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXII.
Winter Olympics held in Calgary, Canada.
Kansas wins College Basketball Title
Russia announces troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Sonny Bono elected mayor of Palm Springs, Ca.
Famous Birthdays
Rihanna - singer
Greg Oden - basketball player
Jose Viscaino - baseball player
Brenda Song - actress
Brook and Robin Lopez - basketball players
Brooke Hogan - singer
Famous Deaths
Pete Marovich - basketball player
Gregory (Pappy) Boyington - WW II pilot & Medal of Honor Recipient
Divine (Harris Milstead) - female impersonator & actor
Andy Gibb - singer
Robert Heinlein - science fiction writer
Louis L'Amour - western writer
Enzo Ferrari - car manufacturer
John Houseman - actor
John Carradine - actor
Roy Orbison - singer