When Frank Ninnis Wasson was born on 28 January 1892, in Plainville, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, George Washington Wasson, was 32 and his mother, Alta Holland Haskins, was 21. He married Mary Clark on 4 June 1914, in Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Paloma, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 3 March 1962, in Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Quincy Memorial Park, Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States.
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Also known as the Chicago World's Fair, The Exposition was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The centerpiece of the Fair was a large water pool that represented Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas. The Fair had a profound effect on new architecture designs, sanitation advancement, and the arts. The Fairgrounds were given the nickname the White City due to its lavish paint and materials used to constuct it. Over 27 million people attended the fair during its six-month of operation. Among many of the invetions exhibited there was the first Ferris wheel built to rival the Eiffel Tower in France.
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.
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.
Scottish and northern Irish: of Norman origin, a variant of Wason 1. This form of the surname is more common in Ireland than Britain. It has been established in the county of Antrim since the late 17th century.
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