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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • William Christopher Handy's "Memphis Blues" is published. |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • The Seventh Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops opens. This conference approves the use of birth control in limited circumstances, a move away from the Christian views on contraception expressed by the Sixth Conference a decade earlier. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • Frank Whittle ground-tests the world's first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • The draft registration of approximately 16 million men begins in the United States. |
1940
Age: 27y
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • WWII – Battle of Bir Hakeim: The Free French and British troops slow the German advance in North Africa. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain announce the invention of the junction transistor. |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y
| 1988 • Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the EPLF enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet. |