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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • Mahatma Gandhi sets off on a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest at the British monopoly on salt; more will join them during the Salt March that ends on April 5. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. of London publishes the first edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the people of Italy, blames Benito Mussolini for leading his nation to war against the British, contrary to Italy's historic friendship with them: "One man has arrayed the trustees and inheritors of ancient Rome upon the side of the ferocious pagan barbarians." |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • The draft registration of approximately 16 million men begins in the United States. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • November 4 – WWII: Second Battle of El Alamein: British troops go on the offensive against the Axis forces. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • The World Meteorological Organization becomes a specialized agency of the United Nations. |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y