1901
Nov 24
| 1901 • The Caste War of Yucatán in Mexico officially ends, although Mayan skirmishers continue sporadic fighting for another decade. |
1925
Age: 23y
birth of childJoan M Clinger Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ |
| 1925 • Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system. A 10-minute film of a miniature windmill in motion is sent across 5 miles from Anacostia to Washington, D.C. The images are viewed by representatives of the National Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Navy, the Commerce Department, and others. Jenkins calls this "the first public demonstration of radiovision". |
1929
Age: 27y
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marriageGeorge C Clinger Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1929 • An agreement brokered by U.S. Ambassador Dwight Whitney Morrow helps end the Cristero War in Mexico. |
1940
Age: 38y
1984
Jun 12
Age: 82y
| 1984 • The United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China sign the initial agreement to return Hong Kong to China in 1997. |