When George Benson Alder was born on 1 May 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, George Alfred Alder Jr, was 32 and his mother, Elise Benson, was 33. He married Florence Egan on 28 November 1931, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in San Francisco, California, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 November 1974, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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