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James Sutherland Hart

Elizabeth Walsh Hart

Elizabeth Jane Hart

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James Sutherland Hart

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Elizabeth Walsh Hart

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Mandi Lynn Hart

Robert F Hart

Chad Michael Hart

Delbert F Hart

Delbert F Hart

Sadie Hatch Hart

Betty Jane Hart

Kitty Carlisle Hart with Lara Teeter

Christopher and Emma Hart

Moss Hart family

Chris and Catherine Hart

Chris and Catherine Hart

Kitty Carlisle Hart

Kitty Carlisle Hart

Kitty Carlisle Hart

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In 1869, in the year that Elizabeth Jane Hart was born, on August 31st, Irish scientist Mary Ward, age 42, was hit and killed by a car powered by a steam engine. The car was built by her cousins. She was the world's first known casualty of a car accident.

In 1902, she was 33 years old when the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.

In 1913, when she was 44 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 1931, Elizabeth was 62 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.

In 1950, in the year of Elizabeth Jane Hart's passing, in February, Joe McCarthy gave a speech alleging that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who worked in the State Department. He went on to chair a committee that investigated not only the State Department but also the administration of President Harry S. Truman, the Voice of America, and the U.S. Army for communist spies - until he was condemned by the U.S. Senate in 1954.