Spouse
1915
Sep 11
| 1915 • The Pennsylvania Railroad begins electrified commuter rail service between Paoli and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, using overhead AC trolley wires for power. This type of system is later used in long-distance passenger trains between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
1920
Age: 4y
| 1920 • League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 14y
| 1930 • The radio drama The Shadow airs for the first time in the United States. |
1943
Apr 5
Age: 27y
militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Occupation at time was "skilled compositors and typesetters" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1943 • Critic and commentator Alexander Woollcott suffers an eventually fatal heart attack during a regular broadcast of the CBS Radio roundtable program People's Platform. |
1947
Feb 15
Age: 31y
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marriageRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1947 • British coal mines are nationalized. |
1950
Jan 18
Age: 34y
birth of childVirginia Jean Elslip Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1950 • The United Nations accepts the formation of the Libyan National Council. |
1981
Oct 1
Age: 66y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 9620 15th Ave NW # 15 1 Source ⇓ |
1995
Jun 4
Age: 79y
| 1995 • David Daliberti and William Barloon, 2 Americans held as spies by Iraq, are released by Saddam Hussein after negotiations with U.S. Congressman Bill Richardson. |
1995
Jun
| 1995 • The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40.46 to close at 5,023.55, its first close above 5,000. This makes 1995 the first year where the Dow surpasses two millennium marks in a single year. |