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1889
Aug 22
1889 • The Coca-Cola Company is originally incorporated as the Pemberton Medicine Company in Atlanta, Georgia. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 10y
1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
1909
Apr 11
Age: 19y
marriageMary Winona Plaster Marion County, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1909 • The United States Army Signal Corp Division purchases the world's first military airplane, a Wright Military Flyer, from the Wright Brothers. |
1910
Apr 20
Age: 20y
residencePortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ Working as a farm laborer 1 Source ⇓ |
1910 • The DELAG Zeppelin dirigible, Deutschland, makes the first commercial passenger flight from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf in Germany. The flight takes nine hours. |
1917
Jun 5
Age: 27y
militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ World War I Draft Registration Working as a Stableman at Sullivan Riding Academy 1 Source ⇓ |
1917 • The United States Senate adopts the cloture rule in order to limit filibusters. |
1918
Aug 11
Age: 28y
birth of childMary Ann Boag Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1918 • The Washington Declaration proclaims the independent Czechoslovak Republic. |
1920
Jan 12
Age: 30y
1920 • Finland joins the League of Nations. |
1928
Apr 29
Age: 38y
birth of childWinona Mae Boag Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
1928 • W2XBS, RCA's first television station, is established in New York City. |
1930
Aug 21
Age: 40y
birth of childElmer Guy Boag Jr. Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1930 • While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh confirms the existence of Pluto, a Celestial Body considered a planet until redefined as a dwarf planet in 2006. |
1940
Apr 6
Age: 50y
1940 • WWII: The British Commandos are created. |
1942
Age: 52y
militaryPortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ World War II Draft Registration Self employed as a contractor 1 Source ⇓ |
1942 • Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait is performed for the first time by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. |
1950
Sep 26
Age: 61y
1950 • United Kingdom general election, 1950 : The Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee remains in office but the Tories, led by Winston Churchill increase their seats in the House of Commons. |
1950
Sep 26
burialPortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ Buried at Lincoln Memorial Park |
1950 • Juho Kusti Paasikivi is re-elected president of Finland. |