When Maud Blanche Mason was born on 1 November 1891, in Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States, her father, Jesse Ambrose Mason, was 20 and her mother, Izora Cena Cunningham, was 20. She married Howard Vance Pitzer in 1912, in Marion, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900 and Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 5 May 1962, in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, 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.
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
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: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
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