Charles Monroe Davis (1910 - 1959)

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Clovis Davis Coil Davis Cleo Davis Charles Monroe Davis

Clarence Albert Davis Cora Roberta (Davis) Williams Columbus Davis Clinton Davis

Siblings:

Clarence Albert Davis

Jan 7, 1892 - Nov 14, 1954

Clovis Davis

Jun 9, 1894 - Feb 2, 1969

Cora Roberta (Davis) Williams

Jan 9, 1901 - 1992

Coil Davis

c. 1910 - c. 1939

Columbus Davis

1903 - Jan 8, 1984

Cleo Davis

Apr 1, 1902 - March 1983

Clinton Davis

Jan 16, 1900 - Aug 10, 1984

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In 1910, in the year that Charles Monroe Davis was born, Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.

In 1929, when he was 19 years old, on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.

In 1937, Charles was 27 years old when on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.

In 1944, by the time he was 34 years old, on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.

In 1959, in the year of Charles Monroe Davis's passing, on August 8th, Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States. The US flag was changed to show 50 stars.