When Patrick Conrad Shannon was born on 18 September 1899, in Arenac, Arenac Township, Arenac, Michigan, United States, his father, Patrick Shannon, was 41 and his mother, Rose Leblanc, was 25. He lived in Standish Township, Arenac, Michigan, United States in 1900.
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This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Irish:
shortened form of Shanahan .
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Seanáin ‘descendant of Seanán’, a personal name based on a pet form of seán ‘old’. This Irish surname became established in Scotland in the 14th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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