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William James Aikman (1863 - 1949)
William James Aikman was born in 1863 in Mort, Australia. He was born to Aikman James Aikman and Isabella Stein Aikman, and we currently have no other siblings in his family tree. He died in 1949 in Warnambool, Australia at age 86.
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William James Aikman
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William Aikman was born in in Mort, Australia
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William Aikman died in in Warnambool, Australia
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William James Aikman lived
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William James Aikman passed away in 1949 in Warnambool, Australia at 86 years old. He was born in 1863 in Mort, Australia. He was born to Aikman James Aikman and Isabella Stein Aikman, and we currently have no other siblings in his family tree.
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Victoria Australia Birth Records: 1846 - 1920 and Victoria Australia Death Records: 1836 - 1985
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1863 - 1949 World Events
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In 1863, in the year that William James Aikman was born, in January, British scientist John Tyndall proved the greenhouse effect - which had been widely theorized, but not proven, by scientists.
In 1886, William was 23 years old when on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
In 1908, at the age of 45 years old, William was alive when President Theodore Roosevelt held the White House Conservation Conference, which lead to the establishment of the National Conservation Commission. Preparing the first inventory of the United State's natural resources, the commission was divided into four parts: water, forests, lands, and minerals.
In 1910, when he was 47 years old, Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.
In 1949, in the year of William James Aikman's passing, on April 4th, NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established. Twelve nations originally signed the North Atlantic Treaty - the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Iceland, Canada, and Portugal. Greece, Turkey, and West Germany later joined. Today, there are 26 nations in NATO.
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