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Cyril was a Lieutenant in the US Air Force during World War II
1912
Apr 29
1930
Age: 17y
1930 • The National Pan-Hellenic Council is founded in Washington, D.C.. |
1937
Sep 9
Age: 25y
marriageMattie Lee Cunningham Louisiana, USA ⇓ |
1937 • William H. Hastie becomes the first African American appointed to a federal judgeship in the United States. |
1940
Age: 27y
birth of childFrances Ann Taylor Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1940 • United States politics: The Republican Party begins its national convention in Philadelphia and nominates Wendell Willkie as its candidate for president. |
1940
Age: 27y
1940 • WWII: Winter War: General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Russian forces. |
1942
Sep 29
Age: 30y
militaryHouston, Texas, USA ⇓ Joined the Air Force 1 Source ⇓ |
1942 • WWII: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 (using only its jets) for the first time. |
1951
Jan 26
Age: 38y
birth of childElizabeth Grace Taylor Jefferson, Marion, Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1951 • The Po River floods in northern Italy. |
1988
May 9
Age: 76y
1988 • First RepublicBank of Texas fails and enters FDIC receivership, the largest FDIC assisted bank failure in history. |