When John Smearman was born on 1 June 1871, in Allegany, Maryland, United States, his father, Josiah Joseph Smearman, was 22 and his mother, Lucinda Durst, was 21. He married Catherine Fike on 1 December 1892, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Summit Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and United States in 1949. He died on 24 February 1957, in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
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.
English: variant of Sherman . The surname is also established in Ireland (Kilkenny).
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