♂ Wilbur A Elslip

1915 - 1995

Wilbur A Elslip
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1915


Sep 11
1915 • WWI: Second Battle of Artois: German and French forces fight to a standstill.

1943


Apr 5
Age: 27y

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Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓
Occupation at time was "skilled compositors and typesetters"
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1943 • The 15th Academy Awards ceremony is held in Los Angeles. Mrs. Miniver wins the Best Picture award.

1947


Feb 15
Age: 31y
1947 David Lean's film Great Expectations, based on the novel by Charles Dickens, opens in the United States. Critics call it the finest film ever made from a Charles Dickens novel.

1950


Jan 18
Age: 34y
1950 Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating the races.

1995


Jun
1995 • September 21, The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway's company Santa Fe Pacific merges with the Burlington Northern Inc. resulting in one of the largest company mergers in history. On December 31, 1996, the two railroads were completely merged into one railroad, the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe.

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