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1896
Sep
| 1896 • Eleven years after its foundation, a group of 12 purely industrial stocks were chosen to form the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index was composed entirely of industrial shares for the first time.[http://articles.philly.com/1995-02-24/news/25702996_1_blue-chip-stocks-industrial-shares-index Dow Record Book Adds Another First]. Philly.com. Retrieved 2013-07-08. |
1900
Jun 11
Age: 3y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |
1917
Age: 20y
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militaryPennsylvania, USA ⇓ Was in World War I. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • The United States Senate adopts the cloture rule in order to limit filibusters. |
1920
Age: 23y
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residenceCranesville, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Was a machinist helper for the railroad. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • The National Football League is established as the American Professional Football Association. |
1924
May 26
Age: 27y
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birth of childPhyllis Hall Miller St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1924 • The British submarine L-24 sinks in the English Channel; 43 are lost. |
1929
Age: 32y
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birth of childJean Anna Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1929 • The United Kingdom general election again returns a hung parliament; the Liberals in Parliament determine which party will govern. |
1929
Age: 32y
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birth of childJohn Edward Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1929 • The Treaty of Lima settles a border dispute between Peru and Chile. |
1930
Age: 33y
| 1930 • The first frozen foods of Clarence Birdseye go on sale in Springfield, Massachusetts. |
1940
Age: 43y
| 1940 • WWII: Operation Wilfred: The British fleet lays naval mines off the coast of neutral Norway. |
1942
Apr 27
Age: 45y
| 1942 • The first A-4 rocket is successfully launched from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. The rocket flies 147 kilometres wide and reaches a height of 84.5 kilometres, becoming the first man-made object to reach space. |
1950
Age: 53y
| 1950 • Payment first made by Diners Club card, in New York, first use of a charge card. |
1951
Apr 23
Age: 54y
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residenceOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ John and Cecelia are living at 203 Reed Street in Oil City. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • Scrooge, starring Alastair Sim, premieres in the United States under the title of Charles Dickens's original novel, A Christmas Carol. |
1966
Oct 1
Age: 70y
| 1966 • The Doors record their self-titled debut LP. |