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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 O. Shadle
 b.1862 Upper Mahanoy Townshi
 d.1942
 Harvey W. Shadle
 b.1900 , 
 d.1971
 Joel Wiest Strohecker
 b.1846 Jordan Township, 
 d.1924
 Sally Catherine M. Strohecker
 b.1869 Jordan Township, 
 d.1958 , 
 John Lesher
 b.1810
 d.1893
 Catherine Lesher
 b.1848 Jordan Township, 
 d.1926
 Mary Polly Trautman
 b.1814 Jordan Township, 
 d.1893 Jordan Township,