When Lillian P May was born on 5 September 1893, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, her father, Charles N May, was 44 and her mother, Nancy Ann Miller, was 33. She married Clarence Edward Myers on 22 August 1913, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Brady Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Vicksburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1968, at the age of 75.
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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.
"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 Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
English: from the Middle English male personal name May, a pet form of Matthew (see Mayhew ).
English, Dutch, and German: from a personal name or nickname taken from the month of May (Middle English, Old French mai, Middle High German meie, from Latin Maius (mensis), from Maia, a minor Roman goddess of fertility). This name was sometimes bestowed on someone born or baptized in the month of May; it was also used to refer to someone of a sunny disposition, or who had some anecdotal connection with the month of May, such as owing a feudal obligation then. In England, this name was possibly also a pet form of Mary or Margaret. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Denmark.
English: nickname from Middle English mey, may ‘kinsman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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