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1872
Oct 27
| 1872 • The New Zealand Wars end after 17 years with the conclusion of Te Kooti's War; Maori spiritual leader Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuk crosses the Waikato River and enters the territory of the Māori King, Tawhiao, where he is granted asylum. |
1893
Mar 2
Age: 20y
marriageJames Davidson Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • The rank of Chief Petty Officer is established in the United States Navy. |
1895
Feb 16
Age: 22y
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birth of childLeo Clarence Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1895 • Oscar Wilde is arrested after losing a libel case against the Marquess of Queensberry. |
1897
Jun 14
Age: 24y
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birth of childLloyd Thomas Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy. |
1899
Age: 26y
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birth of childAlma Lena Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1899 • Second Boer War: Battle of Talana Hill: In the first major clash of the conflict, near Dundee, Natal, the British Army drives the Boers from a hilltop position, but with heavy casualties, including their commanding general Sir Penn Symons. |
1901
Age: 28y
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birth of childRobert O Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. |
about
Age: 31y
1904
Age: 31y
birth of childImogene Johnson |
| 1904 • The Trans-Siberian railway is completed. |
about
Age: 33y
1906
Age: 33y
birth of childNeoma Johnson |
| 1906 • The Grand Duchy of Finland becomes the first nation to include the right of women to stand as candidates when it adopts universal suffrage. |
about
Age: 36y
1909
Age: 36y
birth of childIrena Johnson |
| 1909 • Serbia accepts Austrian control over Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
1910
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ James Davidson Johnson and his wife Ella Campbell have six children in this census; Leo, Loyd, Alma, Robert, Emogene, Namoah, and Irena. They're living with Ella's father, Robert Campbell. James Davidson is a farm laborer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. |
1911
Feb 6
Age: 38y
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birth of childGrace Campbell Johnson Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • George V is crowned King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions. |
1913
Mar 29
Age: 40y
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birth of childHoward Charles Johnson 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • Women's suffrage is enacted in Norway. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 47y
| 1920 • Switzerland rejoins the League of Nations. |
1930
Age: 57y
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residenceCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ James and his wife Ella are living with their son Leo 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The television station W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts, broadcasts video and audio from the radio orchestra program The Fox Trappers. This broadcast also includes the first television commercial in the United States, an advertisement for the I. J. Fox Furriers company which sponsored the telecast. |
1940
Apr 24
Age: 67y
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locationCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ Ella is living with her daughter Grace and her husband Eugene 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14. |
1944
Jun 23
Age: 71y
| 1944 • Battle of Eniwetok concludes when U.S. forces secure the last islands in the Eniwetok Atoll. |