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1879
Nov 11
| 1879 • American Christian Restorationist Charles Taze Russell publishes the first issue of the monthly Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence which, as The Watchtower, will become the most widely circulated magazine in the world. |
1880
Age: 19d
| 1880 • The SS Columbia, which will be the first outside usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, is launched at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works of John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. |
1900
Age: 20y
| 1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
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 • GWR 3440 City of Truro becomes the first railway locomotive to exceed 100 mph. |
1905
Mar 9
Age: 25y
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birth of childWilliam Stanley Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 8 Sources ⇓ |
| 1905 • Germany insists on an international conference on the Moroccan question. |
1910
Age: 30y
| 1910 • Montenegro is proclaimed an independent kingdom under Nicholas I. |
1913
Mar 7
Age: 33y
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birth of childChan Miller Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • The House of Romanov celebrates the 300th anniversary of its succession to the throne, amidst an outpouring of monarchist sentiment in Russia. |
1917
Age: 37y
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militaryScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ World War I Draft Registration 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • One of English literature's important meetings takes place when Wilfred Owen introduces himself to Siegfried Sassoon at the Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 40y
| 1920 • Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes over Sabina and contacts de la Huerta to offer his conditional surrender. He signs his surrender on July 28. |
1930
Age: 50y
| 1930 • Sergei Eisenstein arrives in Hollywood to work for Paramount Pictures; they part ways by October. |
1940
Apr 17
Age: 60y
| 1940 • WWII: Operation Wilfred: The British fleet lays naval mines off the coast of neutral Norway. |
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 • Juan Fangio, the Argentine driver for German Grand Prix team Mercedes-Benz, makes a new fastest lap of the Silverstone Circuit with an average speed of 100.35 mph, the previous record being 100.16 mph. |
1954
Oct 1
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memorialMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Payne Chapel |
| 1954 • Hurricane Hazel makes U.S. landfall; it is the only recorded Category 4 hurricane to strike as far north as North Carolina. |
1954
Oct 1
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burialMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at the Memphis Cemetery |
| 1954 • The comic strip Hi and Lois, by Mort Walker and Dik Browne, is launched. |