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1895
Apr 4
| 1895 • Konstantin Tsiolkovsky proposes a space elevator. |
1914
Jun 11
Age: 19y
marriageOscar C Meyer Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1914 • Gandhi is in the English Channel (en route from South Africa) when he learns that war has been declared. Later this day he arrives in London. |
1915
Aug 18
Age: 20y
birth of childWalter Fred Meyer Washougal, Skamania, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1915 • October 14 – WWI: Battle of Loos: British forces take the French town of Loos but with substantial casualties and are unable to press their advantage. This is the first time the British use poison gas in World War I and also their first large-scale use of 'New' or Kitchener's Army units. |
1916
Jun 30
Age: 21y
birth of childIrene Clara Meyer Washougal, Skamania, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1916 • The British Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. |
1940
Apr 22
Age: 45y
| 1940 • Plutonium is first synthesized in the laboratory by a team led by Glenn T. Seaborg and Edwin McMillan at the University of California, Berkeley. |
1968
Jan 7
Age: 72y
| 1968 • April 30 – Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university (see main article Columbia University protests of 1968). |