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1879
Nov 11
| 1879 • Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric light bulb (it lasts 13½ hours before burning out). |
1880
Age: 19d
| 1880 • The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger becomes its first president. |
1900
Age: 20y
| 1900 • First Michelin Guide published in France. |
1904
May 10
Age: 24y
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marriageLula Bell Miller Married at the home of William Henry Miller, pronounced by the Rev. W. S. Foreman. Honeymoon was in St. Louis for the 1904 World's Fair. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1904 • Theta Tau, the Professional Engineering Fraternity, is founded at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
1905
Mar 9
Age: 25y
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birth of childWilliam Stanley Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 8 Sources ⇓ |
| 1905 • Mata Hari introduces her exotic dance act in Paris. |
1910
Age: 30y
| 1910 • The Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty is signed. It becomes null and void in 1965. |
1913
Mar 7
Age: 33y
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birth of childChan Miller Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • The ballet The Rite of Spring, with music by Igor Stravinsky conducted by Pierre Monteux, choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky and design by Nicholas Roerich, is premièred by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris; its modernism provokes one of the most famous classical music riots in history. |
1917
Age: 37y
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militaryScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ World War I Draft Registration 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • WWI: Battle of Hareira and Sheria continues when the XX Corps and Desert Mounted Corps capture Hareira and Sheria, marking the end of the Ottoman Gaza to Beersheba line. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 40y
| 1920 • Finland joins the League of Nations. |
1930
Age: 50y
| 1930 • R. B. Bennett takes office as the eleventh Prime Minister of Canada. |
1940
Apr 17
Age: 60y
| 1940 • Recruitment begins in Britain for a home defence force: the Local Defence Volunteers, later known as the Home Guard. |
1954
Sep 29
Age: 74y
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deathMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ After Chandler died of a heart attack, Lula Bell sold the farm and moved in with her sister Alta. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1954 • The world's first atomic power station opens at Obninsk, near Moscow. |
1954
Oct 1
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memorialMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Payne Chapel |
| 1954 • South Point School (India) is founded and becomes the largest school in the world by 1992. |
1954
Oct 1
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burialMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at the Memphis Cemetery |
| 1954 • The first Burger King opens in Miami, Florida. |