When Jay Alder Cahoon was born on 18 May 1905, in Leavitt, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, his father, George Edward Cahoon, was 28 and his mother, Anna Louise Alder, was 25. He married Ada Layne Brown on 2 January 1925, in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1928 and lived in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada in 1931 and World for about 15 years. He died on 30 December 1987, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Irish (Down and Antrim): variant (reflecting the traditional pronunciation) of Scottish Colquhoun .
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