1876
| 1876 • Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone (patent #174,466). |
1905
Age: 28y
birth of childMarie M Johnson Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1905 • HMS Dreadnought is laid down, revolutionizing battleship design and triggering a naval arms race. |
1908
Age: 31y
birth of childHelen Johnson Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1908 • Japanese emigration to the United States is forbidden under terms of the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907. |
1920
Feb 14
Age: 44y
| 1920 • A referendum in Switzerland is favorable to joining the League of Nations. |
1930
Apr 24
Age: 54y
| 1930 • Canadian adventurer William "Red" Hill, Sr., makes a five-hour journey down the Niagara Gorge rapids. |
1940
Apr 13
Age: 64y
| 1940 • The Chicago Bears, in what will become the most one-sided victory in National Football League history, defeat the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. |