Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • The African National Congress is founded as the South African Native National Congress at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein to promote improved rights for black South Africans, with John Langalibalele Dube as its first president. |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • A military junta takes over in Peru. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear after taking off from New Guinea during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • California's first modern freeway, the future State Route 110, opens to traffic in Pasadena, California, as the Arroyo Seco Parkway (now the Pasadena Freeway). |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • The Vought XF4U-1, prototype of the F4U Corsair U.S. fighter later used in WWII, makes its first flight. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • WWII: Attack on Sydney Harbour: The Australian cities of Sydney and Newcastle are shelled by Japanese submarines. The eastern suburbs of both cities are damaged and the east coast is blacked out. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • René Pleven becomes Prime Minister of France. |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y
| 1988 • World Expo 88 opens in Brisbane Queensland, Australia. |