1887
Dec 27
| 1887 • Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat the Italians. |
1909
Apr 11
Age: 21y
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marriageMary Winona Plaster Marion County, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1909 • The United States Army Signal Corp Division purchases the world's first military airplane, a Wright Military Flyer, from the Wright Brothers. |
1911
Apr 30
Age: 23y
birth of childWilbur Harrison Pettit Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
| 1911 • Treaty of Berlin brings the Agadir Crisis to a close. This treaty led Morocco to be split between France (as a protectorate) and Spain (as the colony of Spanish Sahara) with Germany forfeiting all claims to Morocco. In return, France gave Germany a portion of the French Congo (as Kamerun) and Germany ceded some of German Kamerun to France (as Chad). |
1961
Jun 28
Age: 73y
| 1961 • The first meeting is held of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Soviet Union resumes nuclear testing, escalating fears over the ongoing Berlin crisis. |