John Colin Elliott (1891 - 1949)

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Elliott Thomas Elliott

Alieise Margaret Moore Elliott

John Colin Elliott

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Elliott Thomas Elliott

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Alieise Margaret Moore Elliott

Unknown - Unknown

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James Elliott

Added: Jun 20, 2020

Mac Andrew Elliott

Added: Mar 23, 2020

Mac Andrew Elliott

Added: Mar 23, 2020

Patricia Elliott

Added: Jan 11, 2020

Marjorie Atkinson Elliott

Added: Jul 14, 2019

Sharon Adkisson Brown & Linda Elliott

Added: Dec 11, 2018

Sharon Elizabeth Adkisson Brown

Added: Dec 11, 2018

Donald Madden

Added: Sep 30, 2018

Jeanette Theodota (Mundt) Elliott

Added: May 02, 2018

Serenity Elliott

Added: Sep 05, 2016

George Elliott

Added: Sep 05, 2016

Jesse Elliott

Added: Sep 05, 2016

Almeda Elliott

Added: Sep 05, 2016

Priscilla Price

Added: Sep 05, 2016

Alta Dillon slumber party 1898

Added: Apr 14, 2016

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In 1891, in the year that John Colin Elliott was born, James Naismith, at the Springfield Massachusetts YMCA, invented the game of basketball. Originally using two peach baskets and a soccer ball, he created the game to keep his students active during the long, harsh New England winters.

In 1906, when he was merely 15 years old, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

In 1923, by the time he was 32 years old, on August 2, President Warren G. Harding died in office, apparently of a heart attack. He was staying at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco after completing a nationwide tour. Suffering from cramps, indigestion, a fever and shortness of breath, his doctor thought he had food poisoning. After several days of being ill, he suddenly shuddered, slumped over, and died. There were rumors of foul play (some thought that his wife had poisoned him because of his affairs) but no evidence has ever been found.

In 1939, by the time he was 48 years old, on the 1st of September, Nazi Germany invaded Poland. On September 17th, the Soviet Union invaded Poland as well. Poland expected help from France and the United Kingdom, since they had a pact with both. But no help came. By October 6th, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held full control of the previously Polish lands. Eventually, the invasion of Poland lead to World War II.

In 1949, in the year of John Colin Elliott's passing, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."