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1895
Feb
| 1895 • At the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Alfred Nobel signs his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after his death. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 5y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: Peacekeepers from various European countries arrive in China where they join with Japanese forces. |
1919
Jan 8
Age: 23y
marriageCharles J Cooley Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1919 • XWA (now CINW), in Montreal, Quebec, becomes the first public radio station in North America to go on the air. |
1925
Apr 13
Age: 30y
marriageSamuel Augustus Nickels Port Orchard, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1925 • The weekly country music-variety radio program Grand Ole Opry is first broadcast on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "WSM Barn Dance". |
1969
Apr 17
Age: 74y
| 1969 • Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper, The News of the World. |