Catherine Viola O'Grady
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Arthur J McGinnis
Arthur J McGinnis
1901 - 1968

1906


Dec 30
1906 • An aeroplane of Alberto Santos-Dumont takes off at Bagatelle in France and flies 60 meters (200 feet). This is the first officially recorded powered flight in Europe.

1927


Jun 25
Age: 20y
1927 • The first transatlantic telephone call is made via radio from New York City to London.

1931


Age: 23y
1931 Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

1940


Age: 32y
1940 • WWII: Canada declares war on Italy.

1987


Mar 1
Age: 80y
1987 • A court in Lyon sentences former Gestapo boss Klaus Barbie to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity.

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