Clarence Higgins (1893 - 1949)

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Higgins John Higgins

Sheila George Higgins

Clarence Higgins

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Higgins John Higgins

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Sheila George Higgins

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Louise v (Tubby) Higgins

Louise v (Tubby) Higgins

Maudie Higgins

Messinger Family Gathering

Samuel Wilson Higgins

Lucille (Higgins) Marshall

Lincoln School, Illinois Fifth Grade

Old Woods School, Virginia

Janice Higgins

Sarah and Maria Keeton and Family

Georgiana Higgins, Betsy Ross of the Capitol

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In 1893, in the year that Clarence Higgins was born, on November 7th, the women of Colorado were given the right to vote via a state referendum. Fifty-five percent of voters turned out and the referendum passed with 35,798 voting in favor and 29,551 voting against.

In 1905, Clarence was merely 12 years old when federal spending was $0.57 billion, unemployment was 4.3%, and the cost of a first-class stamp was $0.02. Current U.S. government spending is $4.268 trillion.

In 1913, when he was 20 years old, the 17th Amendment, establishing the direct election of U.S. Senators, was adopted. Previously, Senators were elected by state legislatures. As early as 1826, a call to elect senators through popular vote was championed and previous to the 17th amendment, two states had already changed their process. Governors are still able to appoint senators to vacant seats until an election can be held.

In 1922, by the time he was 29 years old, on December 6th, the Irish Free State, a self-governing dominion of the British Empire, was officially proclaimed. While establishing some independence for the people of Ireland, it did not create a fully independent Ireland and the fighting continued.

In 1949, in the year of Clarence Higgins's passing, on April 4th, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established. Twelve nations originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty - the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined. Today, there are 26 nations in NATO.