Brief Life History of Bertie A.
When Bertie A. McNew was born on 6 August 1882, in Oregon Township, Washington, Iowa, United States, her father, John Biser McNew, was 35 and her mother, Edwin Ann Lusby, was 32. She died on 27 April 1894, in her hometown, at the age of 11.
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1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of an unidentified Scottish or Irish surname. This form is not found in Britain or Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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