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1866
May 28
| 1866 • The Metric Act of 1866 becomes law and legalizes the standardization of weights and measures in the United States. |
1870
Jun 25
Age: 4y
| 1870 • The Musikverein, Vienna is inaugurated in Austria-Hungary. |
1880
Jun 26
Age: 14y
| 1880 • The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. |
1886
Age: 19y
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marriageLucinda C Summerville Toby, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Emile Berliner starts work that leads to the invention of the gramophone. |
1896
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Guy Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1896 • The Pontifical University of Maynooth is established by decree of the Vatican. |
1900
Jun 11
Age: 34y
| 1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
1903
Jan 5
Age: 36y
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birth of childHarvey Bruce Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1903 • The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority"). |
1910
May 9
Age: 43y
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residenceElk Creek, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Must have moved there sometime between 1900 and 1910. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |
1920
May 9
Age: 53y
| 1920 • 26 – San Remo conference: Representatives of Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Japan meet to determine the League of Nations mandates for administration of territories following partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. |
1940
Apr 16
Age: 73y
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residenceEast Brady, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Edward is living with his son Harvey 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Winston Churchill tells the House of Commons of the United Kingdom: "The Battle of France is over. The Battle of Britain is about to begin." |
1942
Apr 3
Age: 75y
| 1942 • The first A-4 rocket is successfully launched from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. The rocket flies 147 kilometres wide and reaches a height of 84.5 kilometres, becoming the first man-made object to reach space. |
1942
| 1942 • The first African-American seamen are taken into the United States Navy. |