When Gwendolyn Trela McDowell Phelps was born on 6 September 1927, in Monte Vista, Rio Grande, Colorado, United States, her father, Oren McDowell, was 51 and her mother, Nellie E. Dunn, was 48. She had at least 1 daughter with Jack Paul Howard. She lived in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930 and Supervisorial District 2, Maricopa, Arizona, United States for about 5 years. She died on 29 June 2003, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75.
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13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
On Oct 17 1929, Denver Municipal Airport opens. Later, in 1964, it would be renamed Stapleton International Airport. It would be replaced by Denver International Airport, 31 years later.
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhghaill ‘son of Dubhghall’, a byname meaning ‘dark stranger’, used among the Gaels to distinguish the darker-haired Danes from fair-haired Norwegians. This is the usual Irish spelling of this name, while McDougall is the usual Scottish spelling. However, McDowall is also common in south west Scotland and a prominent Galloway family with this name first appear in the historical record in the late 13th century.
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