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1888
Feb 19
| 1888 • Frank Edward McGurrin, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City, Utah, purportedly the only person using touch typing at this time, wins a decisive victory over Louis Traub in a typing contest held in Cincinnati, Ohio. This date can be called the birthday of the touch typing method that is widely used now. |
1900
Age: 11y
| 1900 • The Paris World Exhibition opens. |
1917
Jun 5
Age: 29y
| 1917 • WWI: beginning of the Raid on Nekhl by units of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, to complete reoccupation of the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. |
1930
Age: 41y
| 1930 • One-year conscription comes into force in France. |
1948
Aug 14
Age: 60y
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deathDorena, Lane, Oregon, USA ⇓ Buried in an unmarked grave in Fir Grove Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1948 • José Figueres Ferrer abolishes the army in Costa Rica, making it the first country in history to do so |