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1911
Jul 26
| 1911 • through mid-January 1911. (started Dec. 31, 2010). 1911 First Industrial Airplane Show held in conjunction with the U.S. International Auto Show at Manhattan’s Grand Central Palace in New York. “Grand Central Palace Automobile Show has Auspicious Opening,” New York Times, page, 34, January 1, 1911 Mr. Charles W. Chappelle (1872-1941), a member of the U.S. Aeronautical Reserve, was the only African-American to invent and display an airplane for which he won a medal. |
1937
Mar 5
Age: 25y
| 1937 • The new Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) comes into force. The Irish Free State becomes "Ireland", and Éamon de Valera becomes the first Taoiseach (prime minister) of the new state. A Presidential Commission (made up the Chief Justice, the Speaker of Dáil Éireann, and the President of the High Court) assumes the powers of the new presidency, pending the popular election of the first President of Ireland in June 1938. The new constitution prohibits divorce. |
1998
Jan 1
Age: 86y
| 1998 • The first RFID human implantation is tested in the United Kingdom. |
2004
May 25
Age: 92y
| 2004 • Prince Norodom Sihamoni is chosen as the new king of Cambodia. |