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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
| 1912 • French aviator Henri Salmet makes the first nonstop flight from Paris to London, in three hours.Flight, 16 March 1912, p. 238 [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200238.html London-Paris Record Flight ] ##claim retracted see Flight, 23 March 1912, p. 264 [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1912/1912%20-%200264.html M. Salmet's London-Paris Flight] ## |
1930
Age: 17y
| 1930 • German election, 1930: National Socialists win 107 seats in the German Parliament, the Reichstag (18.3% of all the votes), making them the second largest party. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
| 1937 • Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese aircraft attack the car carrying the ambassador of Great Britain during a raid on Shanghai. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: The Norwegian Army surrenders to German forces. |
1940
Age: 27y
| 1940 • First free flight of Igor Sikorsky's Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 helicopter. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • WWII: The Battle of Rabaul begins. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • The first military exercises for nuclear war, with infantry troops included, are held in the Nevada desert. |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y
| 1988 • Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. |