Mathew Beard
(1861 - 1949)
Wbeal, Australia
Ethnicity & Lineage
Nationality & Locations
Religion
Personal Life
Average Age
Life Expectancy
View other bios of people named Mathew Beard
Friends:
There are no photos of Mathew Beard! Please share photos of Mathew and the Beard family.
Photo
Share Mathew's obituary or write your own to preserve his legacy.
Refresh this page to see various historical events that occurred during Mathew's lifetime.
In 1861, in the year that Mathew Beard was born, on February 11th the U.S. House voted unanimously to guarantee noninterference with slavery in any state, allowing states to decide whether they would allow slavery or not.
In 1873, he was merely 12 years old when on February 12th, The Coinage Act of 1873 was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. It went into effect on April 1st and ended the use of gold and silver in the U.S. for currency - placing the country on the gold standard. The Act wasn't popular with everyone.
In 1907, at the age of 46 years old, Mathew was alive when radiometric dating, a recently discovered technology that could date rocks, found that the earth was 2.2 billion years old which was dramatically older than previously thought. Later refinements and advancements in science would date the age of the earth at over 4.5 billion years.
In 1928, by the time he was 67 years old, aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
In 1949, in the year of Mathew Beard's passing, on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. Shirley Dinsdale won for the Most Outstanding Television Personality and Pantomime Quiz Time earned an Emmy for the Most Popular Television Program.
Other Beards
Other Bios
Highlights of just a few of the many successes of sharing memories on AncientFaces. From reuniting lost or 'orphan' photos with their families, seeing faces of relatives for the first time, to the many connections made with family & friends.
These special moments are why it's important we share.