When Dorothy P Mason was born on 7 August 1894, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Neil Floyd Mason, was 21 and her mother, Lilla Augusta Morrill, was 19. She married Clinton Charles Grandey on 4 June 1920, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Kennebunk, York, Maine, United States in 1930 and Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1940. She died on 20 October 1946, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, 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.
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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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