Olive Mary Mitchell (1912 - 1958)

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Warne Leslie Mitchell

Agnes Barnes Mitchell

Olive Mary Mitchell

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Warne Leslie Mitchell

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Agnes Barnes Mitchell

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Fresia Barrientos Teran Gahona

Fresia Barrientos Teran Gahona and the Barrientos and Self Family

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

ZaRiah Nevaeh Mitchell

Rita Laucello

Tammy Dawn (Tincup) Mitchell

Crystal Sade (Lloyd ) Mitchell

Gary Cooper

William Lendrum Mitchell

William Lendrum Mitchell

William Lendrum Mitchell

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In 1912, in the year that Olive Mary Mitchell was born, New Mexico became the 47th state of the Union in January. Previously a province of Mexico, then a territory of the United States and mostly populated by Native Americans and Mexicans, once it became a U.S. territory it was increasingly colonized by European-American settlers. Its population was over 327,000 when it became a state.

In 1923, she was merely 11 years old when on August 2, President Warren G. Harding died in office, apparently of a heart attack. He was staying at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco after completing a nationwide tour. Suffering from cramps, indigestion, a fever and shortness of breath, his doctor thought he had food poisoning. After several days of being ill, he suddenly shuddered, slumped over, and died. There were rumors of foul play (some thought that his wife had poisoned him because of his affairs) but no evidence has ever been found.

In 1934, at the age of 22 years old, Olive was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.

In 1942, Olive was 30 years old when from January 7th through April 9th, the Battle of Bataan was fought in the Philippines. At the end of the battle, the U.S. and Filipino forces surrendered and a three-year occupation of the Philippines by Japan began. Between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered and were marched around 60 to 69 miles - most were beaten, abused, or killed. Named the Bataan Death March, it was later declared to be a war crime.

In 1958, in the year of Olive Mary Mitchell's passing, on January 31st, Explorer I, the United States' answer to Sputnik I (and 2,) was launched. America had entered the Space Race. The first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt, it remained in orbit until 1970.