George MacDonald Kirkwood (born 1948)

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George MacDonald Kirkwood & Carol Elaine Kirkwood

around 1976 Quarryville, Lancaster County, PA, United States

George MacDonald Kirkwood

Carol Elaine Kirkwood

John Charles Kirkwood Karen Marie Kirkwood

Amy Sue Stohrer Sarah Joy Kirkwood

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Carol Elaine Kirkwood

Aug 23, 1952 - Unknown

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John Charles Kirkwood

May 1, 1978 - Unknown

Amy Sue Stohrer

Sep 11, 1979 - Unknown

Karen Marie Kirkwood

May 15, 1981 - Unknown

Sarah Joy Kirkwood

Feb 17, 1983 - Unknown

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Gerald & Dorothy Kirkwood, Sharon Hall MI

Added: Jun 20, 2012

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In 1948, in the year that George MacDonald Kirkwood was born, on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.

In 1957, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.

In 1961, on April 17th, about 1,000 CIA trained Cuban exiles invaded Cuba with the intention of igniting a rebellion and overthrowing Castro. They were defeated within three days. Although the operation began under Eisenhower, Kennedy approved it and the operation, named the Bay of Pigs for the beach where they landed, was a humiliation for the United States.

In 1979, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. They were released at the end of the inauguration speech of the newly elected Ronald Reagan.

In 1997, on June 26th, the first Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling was released. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was an immediate success and spawned not only sequels but also movies, video games, plays, and amusement park attractions. J.K. Rowling, at the time of the first book a poor single mother, has become a multi-billionaire.