1889
Jul 22
| 1889 • Frederick Abel invents cordite. |
1921
Age: 31y
birth of childHelen Steere |
| 1921 • Construction of the Link River Dam, a part of the Klamath Project in Oregon, is completed. |
1940
Feb 26
Age: 50y
| 1940 • Recruitment begins in Britain for a home defence force: the Local Defence Volunteers, later known as the Home Guard. |