Brief Life History of Arthur
When Arthur Ginn was born on 19 April 1925, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Otis Ginn, was 23 and his mother, Minnie Lee Beasley, was 39. He lived in Pike, Mississippi, United States in 1935 and Beat 5, Pike, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 17 December 2002, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States.
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- Arthur Ginn in household of Otis Ginn, "United States Census, 1940"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
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.
Name Meaning
Irish (Ulster): shortened form of McGinn , an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Fhionn ‘son of Fionn’.
English (southeastern): nickname from Middle English gin, ginne (a form of Old French engin) ‘skill, ingenuity’ or ‘snare, trap’. Compare Jenner .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 甄, see Zhen 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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