Edwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr.
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Abigail Van Deusen
Abigail Van Deusen
1905 - 1970
Adelaide Van Deusen
Adelaide Van Deusen
1907 - 1908

1906


Jul 31

1910


Age: 3y
1910 • The DELAG Zeppelin dirigible, Deutschland, makes the first commercial passenger flight from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf in Germany. The flight takes nine hours.

1920


Age: 13y
1920 Hydrocodone, a narcotic analgesic closely related to codeine is first synthesized in Germany by Carl Mannich and Helene Löwenheim.

1940


Age: 33y
1940 • In the land battle of Narvik, German forces retire giving the Allies their first victory on land in the war; however, the British have already decided to evacuate Narvik.

1950


Aug 24
Age: 44y
1950 Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman orders American military forces to aid in the defense of South Korea.

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