Brief Life History of Donald Colin
When Donald Colin Robertson was born on 10 January 1951, in Jackson, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, his father, Cecil Wilson Robertson, was 34 and his mother, Frances Evelyn Sperl, was 30. He died on 24 July 1998, in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in South Park Cemetery, Jackson, Teton, Wyoming, United States.
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- Donnie Colin Robertson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Con C Robertson, "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
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World Events (8)
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
1958 · U.S. Air Force Academy Opens
On Aug. 29, 1958, the U.S. Air Force Academy opens near Colorado Springs.
1964 · The Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twenty-fourth Amendment prohibits both all the states and Congress from swaying the right to vote in elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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