John Svendsen (1909 - 1988)

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Johan Severin Svendsen

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Elisabeth Knowles Svendsen, MBE

Grace G. (Gabriele) Karlsen

Haakon Svendsen

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In 1909, in the year that John Svendsen was born, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".

In 1943, when he was 34 years old, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.

In 1954, by the time he was 45 years old, on May 17th, the Supreme Court released a decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The ruling stated that state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students was unconstitutional thus paving the way for integration in schools.

In 1975, he was 66 years old when on September 5th, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme tried to assassinate President Ford in Sacramento, California. She failed when her gun wouldn't fire. President Ford escaped a second assassination attempt 17 days later on September 22 when Sarah Jane Moore tried to shoot him in San Francisco. A bystander saw her raise her arm, grabbed it, and the shot went wild.

In 1988, in the year of John Svendsen's passing, on December 16th, 1988 the popular film Rain Man was released. Featuring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise. this film brought attention to autistic savants and was based on the "megasavant" Laurence Kim Peek. The film would later go to win four Oscars including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role.