Will Colvin (1883 - 1966)

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Montgomery Colvin

Added: Oct 23, 2018

Missouri Belle (Colvin) Wells

Added: Oct 18, 2018

George Clarence Doss

Added: Oct 16, 2015

Emily Venezia

Added: Jul 22, 2015

Tommy Jack, Tommy, JW, & Codi Hemphill

Added: Mar 22, 2014

James Colvin, VA 1800's

Added: Jun 18, 2012

George & Mamie Colvin Family, 1890 VA

Added: Jun 14, 2012

William and Fannie (Tapscott) Colvin, Washington DC

Added: Jun 14, 2012

Sarah Jane Colvin Poston

Added: Jul 26, 2010

Sarah Jane Colvin Poston

Added: Jul 26, 2010

tin type-Sarah Jane Colvin Poston

Added: Apr 04, 2010

Aunt Nellie Tidnam

Added: Apr 03, 2005

Dorothy Colvin, Virginia

Added: Apr 18, 2001

Colvin Family, 1890

Added: Apr 18, 2001

Alethea Preston (Pinn) Colvin, Virginia

Added: Apr 17, 2001

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In 1883, in the year that Will Colvin was born, on May 24th, the Brooklyn Bridge - one of the oldest bridges in the US - was opened to traffic. Bridge construction began in 1869 and took 14 years to complete.

In 1928, Will was 45 years old when Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.

In 1930, when he was 47 years old, on August 6th, N.Y. Supreme Court Judge Joseph Crater went through papers in his office, destroyed some of them, withdrew all his money from the bank - $5,150, sold his stock, met friends at a restaurant for dinner and disappeared after getting into a taxi (or walking down the street - his friends' testimony later changed). His disappearance was reported to the police on September 3rd - almost a month later. His wife didn't know what happened, his fellow Justices had no idea, and his mistresses (he had several) said that they didn't know. While his disappearance was front page news, his fate was never discovered and after 40 years the case was closed, still without knowing if Crater was dead or alive.

In 1952, at the age of 69 years old, Will was alive when on July 2, Dr. Jonas E. Salk tested the first dead-virus polio vaccine on 43 children. The worst epidemic of polio had broken out that year - in the U.S. there were 58,000 cases reported. Of these, 3,145 people had died and 21,269 were left with mild to disabling paralysis.

In 1966, in the year of Will Colvin's passing, on July 1st, Medicare became available after President Johnson signed into law the Medicare Act in 1965. President Truman had received the first Medicare card since he had been the first to propose national healthcare law. insurance.