When Mary Hannah Gerringer was born on 15 May 1900, in Montour, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Charles D. Gerringer, was 31 and her mother, Emma Jane Billmeyer, was 26. She lived in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930 and Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940.
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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.
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Altered form of German Geringer .
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