When Clarence Thomas Thornton was born on 20 September 1890, in Carsonville, Washington Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, his father, Richard L Thornton, was 39 and his mother, Sarah E Alexander, was 26. He married Beatrice Elizabeth Cole on 28 June 1924, in Sanilac, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Washington Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Fort Gratiot Township, St. Clair, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died in June 1966, in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of numerous places throughout England and Scotland so called, from Old English thorn ‘thorn tree’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The placename is most frequent in northern England, especially Yorkshire, where there are at least 16 possible sources for the surname.
Irish: Anglicized (translated) form of Gaelic Mac Sceacháin ‘son of Sceachán’ (see Skehan ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Draighneáin ‘descendant of Draighneán’ (see Drennan ).
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