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1877
Oct 11
| 1877 • The Battle of Lovcha, third battle in the Siege of Plevna, is fought. Russian forces successfully reduce the Ottoman fortress at Lovcha. |
1900
Age: 22y
| 1900 • American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. |
1910
Age: 32y
| 1910 • January 20 – The first aviation meeting to be held in the United States, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, is held near Los Angeles, California. |
1920
Age: 42y
| 1920 • Government of Ireland Act 1920, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, receives Royal Assent from George V providing for the partition of Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland with separate parliaments, granting a measure of home rule. |
1930
Age: 52y
| 1930 • Chicago Tribune journalist Jake Lingle is shot in Chicago, Illinois. Newspapers promise $55,000 reward for information. Lingle is later found to have had contacts with organized crime. |
1940
Age: 62y
| 1940 • WWII: The Anglo-French Supreme War Council decides to withdraw all forces under its control from Norway. |
1950
Apr 29
Age: 72y
| 1950 • The Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS (RCA will successfully dispute and block the license from taking effect, however). |