Brief Life History of Alma Ingeborg
When Alma Ingeborg Sjolie was born on 23 May 1895, in Minnesota, United States, her father, Magnus M Sjolie, was 31 and her mother, Alette Amstemit, was 21. She lived in Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States in 1935 and Garfield Township, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States in 1940. She died on 23 March 1986, in Madison, Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Lac qui Parle, Minnesota, United States.
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- Alma I Sorby, "United States 1950 Census"
- Alma I. Sjolie Sorby, "Find A Grave Index"
- Alma Sorby in household of Henry Sorby, "United States Census, 1920"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · The Kensington Runestone
A Swedish man, Olof Ohman, was farming on his land when he came across a 202-pound rock slab that had strange writing on it. Convinced it was proof that Scandinavian explorers came to that area before Columbus found the Americas, he had it looked at by scholars and linguists to find its translation. There has been a drawn-out debate on the stone's authenticity, with a scholarly consensus that classifies it as a hoax and the community which is convinced that it is authentic.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars.
Norwegian: variant of Sollie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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