1898
| 1898 • The Trans-Mississippi Exposition World's Fair opens in Omaha, Nebraska. |
1929
Apr 8
Age: 31y
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birth of childJames Patrick Carr Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1929 • The Lateran Treaty, making Vatican City a sovereign state, is ratified. |
1982
Oct 20
Age: 84y
| 1982 • In the Soviet Union, former KGB head Yuri Andropov is selected to become the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding the late Leonid I. Brezhnev. |