Lincoln T Olcott (1919 - 1997)

Lincoln's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Olcott family tree.

Lincoln's Family

Add a parent

Add a parent

Lincoln T Olcott Add a partner Add a child Add a partner Add a child

Add a sibling

We currently do not have photos of Lincoln T Olcott. Below are potential family photos that share Lincoln's last name or surname. Pictures really do say a thousand words. Add photos of Lincoln during various points of his life

Chauncey Olcott, "The Irish tenor"

Add photo

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

Post

Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Lincoln's lifetime

In 1919, in the year that Lincoln T Olcott was born, the "Black Sox Scandal" rocked baseball fans during the World Series. Eight players on the Chicago White Sox were accused of throwing the World Series, thus allowing the Cincinnati Reds to win, and making money off of the losses. All of the players were found not guilty by a jury but the fallout lasted for decades. The players were banned from baseball even though they were found innocent.

In 1923, he was just 4 years old when the A.C. Nielsen Company was founded in Chicago. It provided an audience measurement system that could provide radio station owners with information on their listeners and the popularity of their shows. Later, the Nielsen company became the basis for the fate of television programs.

In 1944, by the time he was 25 years old, on December 16th, The Battle of the Bulge began in the Ardennes forest on the Western Front. Lasting for a little over a month, the battle began with a surprise attack by Germany on the Allied forces The U.S. suffered their highest casualties of any operation in World War II - 89,000 were casualties, around 8,600 killed - but Germany also severely depleted their resources and they couldn't be replaced.

In 1987, Lincoln was 68 years old when was the first time that a criminal in the United States - a serial rapist - was convicted through the use of DNA evidence.

In 1997, in the year of Lincoln T Olcott's passing, on June 26th, the first Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling was released. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was an immediate success and spawned not only sequels but also movies, video games, plays, and amusement park attractions. J.K. Rowling, at the time of the first book a poor single mother, has become a multi-billionaire.