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Earliest Tombstones in Grover's Corners
The book describes the first time period (1670-1680) in which Grover's Corners had its earliest tombstones on the mountain. The Stage Manager says that family names like the Grovers, Cartwrights, Gibbses, and Herseys that still have family members as citizens of the town in present day of the narration. -
Emilio Altieri (Clement X) elected Pope (Time related event)
Pope Clement X (13 July 1590 – 22 July 1676), born Emilio Bonaventura Altieri, was Pope from 29 April 1670 to 22 July 1676. -
The Dawes Act Is Passed (Time related event)
The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 regarding the distribution of land to Native Americans in Oklahoma.
Named after its sponsor, U.S. Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, the act was amended in 1891 and again in 1906 by the Burke Act. The act remained in effect until 1934. -
Emily Webb's Birthday
One of the main characters in the play, Emily Webb, is born. -
International Olympic Committee Founded (Time related event)
The first Olympic Congress was held in Paris, France in 1894. It was this Congress which founded and established the International Olympic Committee and laid the groundwork for its statutes. The process of revival of the modern Olympic Games also began at the Paris Congress of 1894. -
Wally Webb dies
Emily's brother, Wally dies from an appendix rupture while on a camping trip. -
Constable Bill saves a man
Constable Bill saves a man from freezing to death on this day. -
Emily Webb's 12th Birthday
This day in the anniversary of Emily's twelfth year of life and the day that dead Emily chooses to visit and watch herself live, realizing that it was not a good idea to go back to this event in her life. -
Philippine-American War (Time related event)
The Philippine–American War (1899–1902) was an armed military conflict between the Philippines and the United States, which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic against United States' group of islands. The three year war ended in 1902, but the conflict lasted until 1913. -
William McKinley's second inauguration (Time related event)
The 25th President of the United States was elected to serve as president for a second time with Theodore Roosevelt as his loyal Vice President. President McKinley had defeated William Jennings Bryan in the election for the second time, just as he had done in the first election. -
Introduction Day
This day is the day in which the Stage Manager shows the reader/audience around Grover's Corners and introduces them to all of the characters. -
Mrs. Goruslawski's Twins' Birth
The same day in which Act 1 begins in the book is the same day that Mrs. Goruslawski gave birth to her twins. -
George asks Emily for Hints
George Gibbs asked Emily for homework help/hints. George then proceeds to tell Emily that he can see her from his window at night working on homework and tells her that she is smart and awfully determined. -
Emily's Speech
Emily makes a speech in class about the Louisiana Purchase and tells her parents that she did very well. Emily talks about how she was more prepared for another topic, but instead had to talk about the Louisiana Purchase. -
Emily gives George Help
Emily helps George on a math problem by giving him hints. They then say goodnight and that is the end of the scene. -
Joseph Stalin Joins The Bolsheviks (Time related event)
At the Second Congress of the Social Democratic Labour Party in London in 1903, there was a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, two of SDLP's leaders.There is no specific date listed for the communion of Stalin and the Bolshevik group, only the year joined. -
Emily & George have lovesparks
This day in the play makes the first day that they have feelings for each other, and realize that they are in love with each other. -
Ford Model B is released (Time related event)
In this year, Ford related its Model B as well as its Model C cars. Ford Model B was an upscale touring car introduced in 1904.
It was Ford's first car to use the front-engine layout, with a large 24 hp 4-cylinder engine positioned at the front behind a conventional radiator (I have no idea what that means but it sounds really cool). The Model B was considered a high end car in its time and cars were luxuries. -
Act 2 begins
Act 2 in the play Our Town Begins -
Emily & George get married
Emily Webb and George Gibbs tie the knot and begin the rest of their marital life together. -
Albert Einstein works on new Theory of Gravity (Time related event)
By 1912 Einstein was working on a new theory of gravity that would incorporate his strong equivalence principle. By calling on this principle, he realized, he could avoid dealing with gravity as a force altogether. Move in the right way, by free-falling, and you don't feel gravity; you're weightless and gravity drops out of the picture. Pretty cool if you ask me. -
Act 3 Begins
Act 3 begins in the play, Our Town, begins. The Stage Manager does not state a specific date in which the act begins, only stating that it is the summer of 1913. -
Emily's Death
Emily Gibbs dies from child birth at the age of twenty-six while birthing her second child. -
Doc Gibbs Death
The Stage Manager talks about Doc Gibbs death briefly, only stating the year of death and not the specific date. -
Cub Scout Program Begins (Time related event)
The national Executive Board heard the Hurt committee Report and approved the Cub program "controlled experiment" as of February 10. They authorized Cub packs to register with the group starting April 1 for those packs qualifying under "special permit" requirements to assure adequate resources and leadership.