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1914 - 1918 World War I
1929 The Great Depression begins
1939 - 1945 World War II
1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)
1950 Korean War begins
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight
1908 Ford produces Model T
1913 Edison invents movies w/sound
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
 William Patrick Oakes
 b.1852 Safe Harb, Pennsylvannia
 d.1928 Eagle Butte, SD
 Mary Oakes
 b.1852 Ireland
 d.         
 Rosa Oakes
 b.1858 Wisconsin
 d.         
 John Oakes
 b.1819 Co. Cork, Ireland
 d.1864 Probably Minnesota
 Thomas Oakes
 b.1859 Wisconsin
 d.         
 Charles Oakes
 b.1842 Ireland
 d.         
 Ellen Oakes
 b.1861 Wisconsin
 d.         
 Phillip Oakes
 b.1863 Wisconsin
 d.         
 Rose Kennedy
 b.1819 Co. Cork, Ireland
 d.1884 Iosco, Minnesota
 Michael Oakes
 b.1846 Ireland
 d.