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1889
Aug 22
| 1889 • The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated (opens May 6). At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m. Contemporary critics regard it as aesthetically displeasing. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 10y
| 1900 • The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition). |
1909
Apr 11
Age: 19y
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marriageMary Winona Plaster Marion County, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1909 • Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and four Inuit explorers, Ootah, Ooqueah, Seegloo, and Egigingwah, come within a few miles of the North Pole.[http://www.explorers.org/index.php/about/history/north_pole "North Pole."] The Explorer's Club. Accessed 5 Feb 2014. |
1910
Apr 20
Age: 20y
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residencePortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ Working as a farm laborer 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). |
1917
Jun 5
Age: 27y
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militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ World War I Draft Registration Working as a Stableman at Sullivan Riding Academy 1 Source ⇓ |
1918
Aug 11
Age: 28y
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birth of childMary Ann Boag Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1918 • WWI – Battle of Amiens: Canadian and Australian troops begin a string of almost continuous victories, the 'Hundred Days Offensive', with a push through the German front lines. German General Erich Ludendorff later calls this the "black day of the German Army." |
1920
Jan 12
Age: 30y
| 1920 • The Allies of World War I demand that the Netherlands extradite the German Kaiser Wilhelm II, who fled there in 1918. |
1928
Apr 29
Age: 38y
birth of childWinona Mae Boag Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
| 1928 • At the 1928 Democratic National Convention in Houston, Governor of New York Al Smith becomes the first Catholic nominated by a major political party for President of the United States. |
1930
Aug 21
Age: 40y
birth of childElmer Guy Boag Jr. Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The National Pan-Hellenic Council is founded in Washington, D.C.. |
1940
Apr 6
Age: 50y
| 1940 • Philippe Pétain becomes Prime Minister of France and immediately asks Germany for peace terms. |
1942
Age: 52y
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militaryPortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ World War II Draft Registration Self employed as a contractor 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • The first African-American seamen are taken into the United States Navy. |
1950
Sep 26
Age: 61y
| 1950 • Egypt demands that Britain remove all its troops in the Suez Canal. |
1950
Sep 26
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burialPortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ Buried at Lincoln Memorial Park |
| 1950 • In Belgium, the referendum over the monarchy shows 57.7% support the return of King Léopold III, 42.3% against. |