Brief Life History of Robert G
When Robert G Long was born on 16 November 1889, in Illinois, United States, his father, Alfred Long, was 36 and his mother, Anna McRoberts, was 35. He married Edna Louise Zanthe on 30 June 1915, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 10 November 1963, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Robert G Long, "United States Census, 1930"
- Robert G. Long, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- Robert G Long, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Masonic Temple Building
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .
Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).
German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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