| 1929 The Great Depression begins 1939 - 1945 World War II 1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima) 1950 Korean War begins 1964 - 1973 Vietnam War | 1898 Spanish-American War 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1908 Ford produces Model T 1913 Edison invents movies w/sound 1914 - 1918 World War I | 1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired 1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South 1867 Alaska Territory purchased 1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete 1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb |
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| James Albert Higgins b.1916 Washington, DC d.1986 | ![]() | ![]() | James Franklin Kilby b.1820 Culpeper, VA d.1898 Culpeper, VA | |||||
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![]() | Viola V Kilby b.1892 Culpeper, VA d.1963 Baltimore, MD | |||||||
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