John Edward Brennan (1865 - 1949)

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John's Family

Brennan Michael Francis Brennan

Margaret Murphy Brennan

John Edward Brennan

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Brennan Michael Francis Brennan

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Margaret Murphy Brennan

Unknown - Unknown

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Susan Sarandon and Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan and Susan Sarandon

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Eileen Brennan

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Margaret Brennan Oathout

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In 1865, in the year that John Edward Brennan was born, on September 26th, Champ Ferguson, a Confederate guerrilla, became the first person to be convicted of war crimes arising from the Civil War. (There was only one other person convicted of war crimes in the Civil War.) He was found guilty by a U.S. Army tribunal on 23 charges arising from the murder of 53 people. On October 20, he was hung.

In 1877, John was just 12 years old when on November 21st, Thomas Edison announced his new invention - the phonograph. Recording sound was considered to be Edison's first great invention. On November 29th, he demonstrated the phonograph for the public.

In 1900, John was 35 years old when when Floradora opened on Broadway. A huge success in London - opening in 1899 and running for 455 performances - the musical was even more successful in New York - running for 552 performances. The "Floradora girls" were the hit of the show - a "sextette of tall, gorgeous damsels, clad in pink walking costumes, black picture hats and carrying frilly parasols who swished onto the stage and captivated New York for no other reason than they were utterly stunning" ("tall and gorgeous" translated to 5'4"). A sensation, each Floradora girl was said to have married a millionaire.

In 1913, by the time he was 48 years old, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th President of the United States in March. Previously the Governor of New Jersey and President of Princeton University, he was the first Southerner to serve as President since Zachary Taylor, over 60 years previous. A Democrat, he led the U.S. during World War I and championed the League of Nations.

In 1949, in the year of John Edward Brennan'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."