When Carl D. Burtt was born on 7 December 1872, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Francis Edward Burtt, was 39 and his mother, Eliza Florance Davis, was 24. He married Mary Angie Parker on 10 July 1895, in Lowell, Penobscot, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1920 and Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 October 1958, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 85.
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In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
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 Burt .
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