Brief Life History of John Adair
When John Adair Mahai was born on 19 September 1927, in Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States, his father, Edward Anthony Mahai, was 31 and his mother, Grace Louise Betts, was 21. He married Mary Alma Kinney on 1 December 1951, in St. Louis, Minnesota, United States. He died on 21 January 2003, in Minnesota, United States, at the age of 75.
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- John Mahie in household of Edward Mahie, "United States Census, 1930"
- John A Mahai, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- John Adair Mahai in entry for Julie Jean Mahai, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"
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1929
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.
1931 · The Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Woman was the name given to the skeletal remains of a woman thought to be 8,000 years old found near Pelican Rapids. The bones were brought to the University of Minnesota for more study. Later, Dr. Albert Jenks identified them as the bones of a 15 or 16 year old woman. Scientists now recognize the girl as someone whose ancestors were Paleo-Indian and now her skeletal remains have been reburied in South Dakota, not available for further study.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Macháin, a variant of Ó Mocháin, see Mohan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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