Brief Life History of Linda Ann
When Linda Ann Fjelstad was born on 4 December 1947, in Ferryville, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Clifford Melvin Fjelstad, was 30 and her mother, Veronica "Vernie" G McEntee, was 28. She lived in Freeman, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States in 1950. She died on 25 December 2003, in Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Retreat, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Linda Fjelstad, "United States 1950 Census"
- Linda Ann (Fjelstad) Thompson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Linda Thompson in entry for Veronica Or Vernie Fjelstad, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.
1959 · Workplace Discrimination Law Passed
Wisconsin passed legislation which prohibited discrimination in the workplace based on age. The protection was passed for people ages 40 and over.
1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. This confrontation was the closest that the Cold War became a nuclear war.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Per.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms so named, from fjell ‘mountain, rock’ + stad (from Old Norse stathr ‘farmstead, dwelling’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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