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Kansas becomes a State
Kansas becomes a Free State joinging the Union G.E. Meeker, my grandpa's grandpa, was one of the first legislators for teh state of Kansas -
Civil War
Civil War
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WWI
WWI
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Black Tuesday
Stock Market Crash begins the Great Depression -
Dust Bowl
Grandma remembers her mom, Irean, wetting down a sheet and throwing it over the table. She would put Grandma and her toys under the tale and sheet to keep the dust from getting to her. -
WWII Begins
WWII
1939-1945 Grandma remembers planes flying over in formation and there being so many of them they blocked out the sun. She also remembers trains going by multiple times a day loaded with tanks and soldiers. -
Pearl Harbor
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End of WWII
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Korean War
Grandpa Spencer was drafted to fight in this war. When I asked him if he wanted to tell me anything about his time in Korea, he said "No, it was just a nasty little war." -
Beverly Clark and Charles Donald Meeker Wed
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Gladys and Delmer Spencer Wed
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Worst Tornado in town history
Tornado killed 20 people, injured 280 -
Loss of Infant Son
Stuart Allen -
Vietnam War begins
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US Troops begin leaving Vietnam
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End of the Vietnam War
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Delmer and Jacqueline Spencer Wed
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September 11 Attakcs
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Tiffanie and Kevin Gray Wed
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Spencer James Gray Born
