1910
Sep 3
1910 • The electric streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year. |
1928
Nov 26
Age: 18y
marriageAngus Arthur McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1929
Oct
Age: 19y
birth of childEleanor L McGinnis |
1929 • In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public. |
1935
Age: 24y
birth of childPatricia McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1935 • Douglas DST, prototype of the Douglas DC-3 airliner, first flies, in the United States. More than 16,000 of the model will eventually be produced. |
1940
Age: 29y
1940 • WWII: The Royal Navy launches the first aircraft carrier strike in history, on the Italian battleship fleet anchored at Taranto naval base. |
2002
Sep 12
Age: 92y
2002 • The Envisat environmental satellite successfully reaches an orbit 800 km above the Earth using an Ariane 5 on its 11th launch, carrying the heaviest payload to date at 8,500 kg. |