Brief Life History of John Turner
When John Turner Gibson was born in 1864, in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, his father, James A Gibson, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Richardson, was 26.
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
"While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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