When Philena Gertrude Conley was born on 14 November 1892, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Michael James Conley, was 30 and her mother, Jennie G Skidd, was 24.
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
During the Cuban War for Independence, the USS Maine had been sent to Havana to look out for the interests of the United States. On February 15, 1898, at approximately 21:40, an explosion on USS Maine was caused by roughly 5 long tons of powder. The front of the ship was demolished and the remains quickly sunk to the bottom of the ocean. 260 men lost their lives in the explosion itself, with at least six more dying afterwards from related injuries. The event kicked off an atmosphere of contention that would eventually lead to the Spanish-American War.
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Irish (Down, Antrim, and Louth): shortened form of Connolly .
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