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1891
Jul 18
| 1891 • James Naismith invents basketball. |
1911
Sep 27
Age: 20y
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marriageWilfred Joseph Maurice Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Married at St. Alphonsus Church |
| 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). |
1916
Feb 15
Age: 24y
birth of childCredwyn Marie Maurice Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1916 • Mexican Revolution: The U.S. 7th and 10th Cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the border to join the hunt for Villa. |
1919
Mar 11
Age: 27y
birth of childMarvin Vincent Maurice Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1919 • 15 – A Vickers Vimy piloted by John Alcock DSC with navigator Arthur Whitten Brown makes the first nonstop transatlantic flight, from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden, Connemara, Ireland. |
1920
Age: 28y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ They were living on West 64 Street. Marie, the second eldest daughter, was working as a machine operator at an overall factory, and Helen's husband Wilfred Maurice was working as a cutter there. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Irish War of Independence: Martial law is declared in Counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary. |
1930
Age: 38y
| 1930 • In London, inventor Harry Grindell Matthews demonstrates his device to project pictures on the clouds. |
1940
Age: 48y
| 1940 • WWII: Hungary, Romania and Slovakia join the Axis Powers. |
1942
Nov 4
Age: 51y
| 1942 • Manhattan Project: Below the bleachers of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (a coded message, "The Italian navigator has landed in the new world" is then sent to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt). |