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1905
Dec 21
| 1905 • The Bloody Sunday massacre of peaceful Russian demonstrators led by Russian Orthodox priest Father Gapon at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg helps trigger the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. |
1910
Age: 3y
| 1910 • January 20 – The first aviation meeting to be held in the United States, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, is held near Los Angeles, California. |
1920
Age: 13y
| 1920 • Thousands of onlookers watch as "The Human Fly" George Polley climbs the Woolworth Building in New York City. He reaches the 30th floor before being arrested. |
1930
Age: 23y
| 1930 • New York station W2XBS is put in charge of NBC broadcast engineers. |
1940
Age: 33y
| 1940 • Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940. |
1993
May
Age: 87y
| 1993 • Ong Teng Cheong becomes the first President of Singapore elected by the population. |