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Sarah Jane Britton (born 1862)
Sarah Jane Britton was born in 1862 in Geelong, VIC Australia. She was born to Guy Britton and Mary Ann Dimmock Bretem, with siblings Harriet, Frederick, Anna, Oliver, John, Caroline, Edward, and Fanny.
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Sarah Jane Britton
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Sarah Britton was born in in Geelong, VIC Australia 3220
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English
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Australia
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She was born in 1862 in Geelong, VIC Australia. Sarah Jane Britton was born to Guy Britton and Mary Ann Dimmock Bretem, with siblings Harriet, Frederick, Anna, Oliver, John, Caroline, Edward, and Fanny.
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In 1862, in the year that Sarah Jane Britton was born, on July 1st, the Bureau of Internal Revenue was created. Established to raise funds for the Civil War, income tax was supposed to be temporary and was allowed to expire 10 years later. The Internal Revenue Service was created in the early 20th century.
In 1899, the meaning of Chinese "oracle bones" was rediscovered. Farmers in China had been turning up the bones in their fields for generations but most often they were ground up and sold as medicine. The chancellor of the Imperial Academy and a friend noticed, before they ground the bones, that they had writing. The bones had been used around the second millennium BC for divination.
In 1932, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.
In 1948, on May 14th, the State of Israel was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, who became Israel's first Premier, and the U.S. officially recognized Israel. That evening, Egypt launched an air assault on Israel.
In 1984, on January 1, "Baby Bells" were created. AT&T had been the provider of telephone service (and equipment) in the United States. The company kept Western Electric, Bell Labs, and AT&T Long Distance. Seven new regional companies (the Baby Bells) covered local telephone service and were separately owned. AT&T lost 70% of its book value due to this move.
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