When Louise Marie Birkhoff was born on 27 August 1885, in Overisel Township, Allegan, Michigan, United States, her father, David George Birkhoff, was 28 and her mother, Jennie Gertrude Droppers, was 23. She married Harvey Brace Lemon on 25 December 1907, in Rock, Pope, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 22 March 1963, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Protesting to lower the mandated work day to eight hours, a labor rally, near Haymarket Square in Chicago, turned into a riot after an individual threw a bomb at police. As a result, eight people were killed and many more injured. The Haymarket Riot is viewed as a labor movement setback in America.
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
feminine form of Louis , introduced to England in the 17th century. Like Louisa , it has remained perennially popular and is currently frequently used as a component of compound names such as Ella-Louise, Sophie-Louise, and Tia-Louise.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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