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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
 William Elyssis Lewis
 b.1864 Robinson, IL
 d.1940 Portland, OR
 Walter Vernon Lewis
 b.1891 Portland, OR
 d.1940 Portland, OR
 Phillip Jacob Hassler
 b.1843
 d.1909
 Effie May Hassler
 b.1867 DePue, Bureau Co. IL
 d.1930 Portland, OR
 Mary Adeline "Addie" Shade
 b.1847 IN ?
 d.1904 Hillsboro, Portland OR)
 Carroll Lawrence Lewis
 b.1917 Portland, OR
 d.1983 Reno, Washoe Co.  NV
 Lucy Mary Burns
 b.1895 NE
 d.1932 Portland, OR