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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • The Scoville Unit (used to measure the heat of peppers) is devised and tested by Wilbur Scoville. |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • The radio drama The Shadow airs for the first time in the United States. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • The Gestapo arrests pastor Martin Niemöller in Germany. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 is signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • WWII: A peace resolution introduced in the Parliament of South Africa is defeated 81–59. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • United States and Philippines troops fight the Battle of Bataan against Japanese forces. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • King Baudouin takes the oath as king of Belgium. |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y