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1869
Jun 7
| 1869 • In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper ship Cutty Sark is launched (it is one of the last clippers built, and the only one to survive into the 21st century). |
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Age: 37y
1907
Age: 37y
marriageIda Elizabeth Fountain Castle Rock, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1907 • The triode thermionic amplifier invented by Lee de Forest, starting the development of electronics as a practical technology. |
1917
Jun 24
Age: 48y
birth of childJoseph Adriel Peabody Jr. Castle Rock, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates his throne for his son. This is considered to be the end of the Russian Empire after 196 years. |
1927
Aug 30
Age: 58y
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birth of childOliver Willis Peabody Castle Rock, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1927 • Teddy Wakelam gives the first sports commentary on BBC Radio. |
1944
Feb 26
Age: 74y
| 1944 • WWII: The Japanese launch the Operation Ichi-Go offensive in central and south China. |