francesco carbone

Male8 March 1873–20 July 1957

Brief Life History of francesco

francesco carbone was born on 8 March 1873, in Enna, Sicily, Italy. He died on 20 July 1957, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 84.

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    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

    Age 2

    During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

    1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

    Age 40

    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Carmine, Salvatore, Sal, Antonio, Carmela, Ciro, Pasquale, Domenic, Silvio, Vito.

    Italian: from carbone ‘coal, charcoal’ (from Latin carbo, genitive carbonis), applied as a as a metonymic occupational name for a coal miner, coal merchant, or charcoal burner or merchant, a topographic name for someone living near an outcrop of coal or in an area where charcoal was produced, or a nickname for someone with exceptionally dark skin or hair.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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