When Nicola James Oliveri was born on 19 November 1915, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, his father, Vito Salvatore Pietro Oliveri, was 29 and his mother, Angelina Casciola, was 20. He married Vita Marchica on 19 April 1936, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1930 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 5 years. He died on 27 September 1985, in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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"During a deadly heat wave, thousands of residents were at the seaside resorts of Jersey Shore. Between July 1 and July 2 of 1916, five different people were attacked by sharks, and four of them ultimately died. Scientific knowledge about sharks was limited at this time, so these tragic incidents started a wave of ""shark panic"" that was spread by telephone calls, letters, newspapers, and other media."
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Rocco, Carmelo, Sal, Antonio, Dante, Marco, Angelo, Calogero, Caterina, Enrico, Mario, Vito.
Italian:
patronymic or plural form of Oliverio.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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