Hilda Lily Denning
(1904 - 1970)
Pewsey, Wiltshire County, England United Kingdom SN9
Salisbury, Wiltshire County, England United Kingdom
Ethnicity & Lineage
Nationality & Locations
Religion
Personal Life
Average Age
Life Expectancy
Hilda's Parents
|
Parents:
Siblings:
Relationships:
Hilda Lily Denning & Ernest Denning
Spouse:
Friends:
Pictures really do say a thousand words. Share photos of Hilda and the Denning family.
Photo
Share Hilda's obituary or write your own to preserve her legacy.
Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Hilda's lifetime.
In 1904, in the year that Hilda Lily Denning was born, the World's Fair, officially known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in St. Louis, Missouri. Attended by nearly 19.7 million people (and later the subject of a Judy Garland film), the Fair was funded by federal, state and local sources to the tune of $15 million. As the name suggests, the Fair was suggested as a way to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. In the past, World's Fairs were a way of bringing new technology to the attention of the masses and this fair was no exception - the use of electricity (the public feared it at the time), personal cars, airplanes, and the electric streetcar were all highlighted.
In 1916, at the age of merely 12 years old, Hilda was alive when suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
In 1934, Hilda was 30 years old when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
In 1968, when she was 64 years old, on June 5th, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by Sirhan after celebrating his win in the California presidential primary. He died the next day at Good Samaritan Hospital.
In 1970, in the year of Hilda Lily Denning's passing, on May 1st, US troops invaded Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War. The invasion of Cambodia was a Nixon policy, although it was argued against by both his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.
Other Dennings
Other Bios
Highlights of just a few of the many successes of sharing memories on AncientFaces. From reuniting lost or 'orphan' photos with their families, seeing faces of relatives for the first time, to the many connections made with family & friends.
These special moments are why it's important we share.