When George Monroe Dorough was born on 24 December 1895, in Leeds, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, his father, William Frank Dorough, was 44 and his mother, Martha Emeline Pearson, was 39. He lived in Election Precinct 12, Jefferson, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 January 1914, in Leeds, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 18.
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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.
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Irish (northern): variant of Darragh .
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