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1864 - March |
Cassie Fuller, born in Keersaw, Iowa, moved with
her husband John Thomas Fuller in 1884 to a gold strike in Roseville,
California. John, a heavy drinker, lost everything and died an
alcoholic. Cassie brought a group of women together and started
the W.A.A. movement (Women Against Alcohol). Thousands of people
came together from across the country for large conventions every
year until her death in July 1911.
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1881 - March 21st |
Born one of four children in Oak Park Illinois,
Anne Robinson Ripley attended Welesly College and entered teaching.
She later married Dr. Bob and lived the rest of her life in Akron,
Ohio. Their home is now a State Historical site and a National
Historical Monument as the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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1891 - March 3rd |
Born the oldest of six children and the daughter
of a New york surgeon in Brooklyn , Lois Burnham and her brothers
and sisters all went to private schools. A very old aristocratic
family, lois married Bill Wilson and became a co-founder of AL-ANON. |
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1920 - March |
Bill W. made a decision to study law and enrolled
at Brooklyn Law School During this period, 1920-1924, Bill's drinking
grew steadily worse. |
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1930 - March 10th |
Rudolph Wlassak passed away in Vienna. He was
Director of hospitals throughout Europe that studied alcoholism.
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1939 - March |
Dr. Harry Tiebout starts to use the tenants of
AA in his practice and to endorse the principles of AA |
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1941 - March |
NBC began a 14-Part Syndicated radio program called:
"Is Alcohol a Problem in Your Home"? The guests included
many AA members. |
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1942 - March |
Dr. Bob and Bill are accused of making large profits
off Big Book sales.
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1944 - March |
Bill W. is the
main speaker before the state of New York Medical Society at the
invitation of Dr. Silkworth who was a member. |
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1946 - March |
The 12 Traditions as written by Bill Wilson are
introduced to the membership through a Grapevine article. |
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1953 - March |
Art Linkletter interviews
a group of women who are in A.A. are on his T.V. show. All sat with
their backs to the camera so their faces could not be seen. |
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1966 - March 21st |
Ebby Thacher passed abate.
He was bill W.s only sponsor. Ebby died of a stroke and was laid-to-rest
in the family plot - Albany, New York. |
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1984 - March 22nd |
Clarence Snyder died. Buried
in North Carolina. Founder of AA group number three in Cleveland.
His sponsor was Dr. Bob. |
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