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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
 Bernard Potthoff
 b.1871 Peoria, Illinois
 d.1946 Harrick, SD
 Anthony Potthoff
 b.         
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 Theodore Potthoff
 b.1862 Troy Grove Town, Illinois
 d.         
 Theodore Potthoff
 b.1827 Ottmarts, Germany
 d.1904 Halbur, Iowa
 Henry Potthoff
 b.         
 d.         
 Anna Potthoff
 b.         
 d.         
 Mary Potthoff
 b.         
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 Theresa Potthoff
 b.         
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 Catherine Kelke
 b.1837 Hanover, Germany
 d.1920
 Katherine Potthoff
 b.         
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