Laurentina Burrus (1889 - 1976)

Laurentina Burrus’s biography is built and maintained by people like you. Create an online profile of Laurentina so that their life is remembered forever. If any factual information is incorrect, please edit Laurentina’s biography.

Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Laurentina during various points of their life.

1889 - In the year that Laurentina Burrus was born, on January 15th, the Coca-Cola Company was incorporated - originally as the "Pemberton Medicine Company". The Coca-Cola drink was originally created by John Stith Pemberton, first as a patent medicine and then as a soda fountain drink. Pemberton had sold the company in 1888, shortly before he died.

1922 - When this person was 33 years old, the Reparations Commission assessed German liability for World War 1 at 132 billion gold marks (over $32 billion U.S. dollars at the time). This led to hyperinflation in Germany and created the political and social atmosphere in which Hitler was able to rise to power.

1942 - When this person was 53 years old, on June 17th, Roosevelt approved the Manhattan Project, which lead to the development of the first atomic bomb. With the support of Canada and the United Kingdom, the Project came to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $2 billion. Julius Robert Oppenheimer, a nuclear physicist born in New York, led the Los Alamos Laboratory that developed the actual bomb. The first artificial nuclear explosion took place near Alamogordo New Mexico on July 16, 1945.

1962 - At the age of 73 years old, Laurentina was alive when on August 5th, actress and sex symbol Marilyn Monroe died in Brentwood California. She was ruled to have died from suicide due to a drug overdose. There has been controversy regarding the circumstances ever since, due to her relationships with Jack and Bobby Kennedy.

1976 - In the year of Laurentina Burrus's passing, The United States celebrated the Bicentennial of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. It was a year long celebration, with the biggest events taking place on July 4th.

Who was Laurentina’s parents? Did they get married and did they have children? Share Laurentina’s family tree to share their legacy and genealogy pedigree.

What do you remember about Laurentina Burrus? Share your memories of special moments and stories you have heard about them. Or just leave a comment to show the world that Laurentina is remembered.