When Jean Marguerite Hanke was born on 29 July 1924, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, her father, Jervis Ernest Hanke, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Gertrude Reynolds, was 18. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with John Andrew Slinkard. She died on 28 January 2012, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Erwin, Lorenz, Claus, Dieter, Dietmar, Ernst, Frieda, Hans, Jurgen, Kurt, Lothar.
German: from a pet form of the personal name Johan (see John ). Compare Hank .
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Hanke; see Hanks .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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