1910 - 1920
From Camp Dix to JBMDL 1917-2017 – 100 Years of Military Service to the Nation Compiled and Edited by William E. Kelly ( billkelly3@gmail.com 609-425-6297 PART 1 – 1900 – 1910 1793 – January 9 - The first flight in North America took place from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey with Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchardin a balloon. 1798 – John Adams Dix born in Boscawen, New Hampshire 1812 – Dix serves in War of 1812 1861 – Dix named chairman of the Union Defense Committee in New York and made Major General in US Army. 1872 – Dix elected Governor of New York 21 April 1879 – Dix dies in New York City 1909 – A.D. Irwin and A.O. Leighton form Philadelphia construction company 28 June 1914 - Archduke Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking the events that lead to World War I - "The war to end all wars." 28 June 1914 – Construction begins on 1,655 buildings with 11,000 workers 1915 – Eddystone Ammunition Corpora