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1901
| 1901 • Alferd Packer is released from prison after serving 18 years for cannibalism. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 19y
1935
Age: 34y
birth of childTwila Mae Johnson |
| 1935 • Howard Hughes, flying the Hughes H-1 Racer, sets an airspeed record of 352 mph (566 km/h). |
1939
Age: 38y
birth of childRobert Johnson |
| 1939 • The government of Siam changes its name to Thailand, which means 'Free Land'."Thailand ( Siam ) History" (overview), CS Mngt, 2005, CSMngt.com webpage: [http://www.csmngt.com/thailand_history.htm CSMngt-Thai]. |
1940
Apr 9
Age: 39y
| 1940 • WWII: Operation Weserübung: German ships set out for the invasion of Norway. |
1982
Age: 81y
| 1982 • Indianapolis 500: In what Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson and Speedway public address announcer Tom Carnegie later call the greatest moment in the track's history, 1973 winner Gordon Johncock wins his second race over 1979 winner Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds, the closest finish to this date, after Mears draws alongside Johncock with a lap remaining, after erasing a seemingly insurmountable advantage of more than 11 seconds in the final 10 laps. |