William Clarence Waters (1896 - 1946)

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Anne (Platt) Waters

Ormonde Dominick Patrick Waters

Cicely Patrica (Sarsfield) Waters

Cicely Patrica (Sarsfield) Waters

John Christopher Waters

Jacqueline Nichola Waters

Helen Mary Ruby Waters

Adrian Eaton Owen Waters

Adrian Eaton (Owen) Waters

Eaton William Waters

Eaton William Waters II

Romie Waters

Abraham Franklin Waters

Samuel Varnum Waters

Ethel Waters

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In 1896, in the year that William Clarence Waters was born, on January 28th, the first ticket for speeding - called "furious driving" - was issued. Walter Arnold of Kent England was fined 1 shilling plus costs - for going 8 mph. The speed limit was 2 mph.

In 1908, he was only 12 years old when unemployment in the U.S. was at 8.0% and the cost of a first-class stamp was 2 cents while the population in the United States was 88,710,000. The world population was almost 4.4 billion.

In 1914, William was 18 years old when in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.

In 1929, by the time he was 33 years old, on March 4th, Herbert Hoover became the 31st President of the United States. Early in his presidency, the October stock market crash - "Black Tuesday" - occurred, which lead to the Great Depression. None of his economic policies were able to make a dent in the Depression. This lead to one term and the election of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt winning the 1933 election in a landslide.

In 1946, in the year of William Clarence Waters's passing, pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.