When George W. Schierman was born on 29 April 1912, in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States, his father, John K Schierman, was 29 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Benner Schierman, was 31. He married Dee Thomas about 1942, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1950 and Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1975. He died on 23 September 1994, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 82.
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The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
The Boeing Aircraft was named and created by William Boeing. The first two planes were Bluebill and Mallard and the first flight was July 15, 1916. Boeing aircrafts made their debut during WWI.
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
Americanized form of German Schiermann: variant of Schier 1.
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