Brief Life History of Milton Joe
Milton Joe Hoffman was born in April 1924, in Texas, United States. He died in 2003, at the age of 79.
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World Events (3)
1927
Age 3
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
Age 5
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.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 5
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Hoffmann or Hofmann and a variant of the Jewish name. Compare Hofman 2.
Dutch: variant of Hofman 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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