When Edna Frances Mason was born on 11 April 1893, in Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States, her father, Jesse Ambrose Mason, was 22 and her mother, Izora Cena Cunningham, was 22. She married Chester Lamar Prichard on 2 November 1915, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. She died on 8 February 1965, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71.
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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.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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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