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1913
May 16
| 1913 • The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line, reducing chassis assembly time from 12½ hours in October to 2 hours, 40 minutes. Although Ford is not the first to use an assembly line, his successful adoption of one sparks an era of mass production. |
1920
Mar 1
Age: 6y
| 1920 • Polish–Soviet War: Polish and anti-Soviet Ukrainian troops attack the Red Army in Soviet Ukraine. |
1930
Apr 3
Age: 16y
| 1930 • R. B. Bennett defeats William Lyon Mackenzie King in federal elections and becomes the Prime Minister of Canada. |
1940
Age: 26y
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residenceOrlando, Orange, Florida, USA ⇓ Worked at the ten cent store as a cashier with her sister who was a clerk. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the people of Italy, blames Benito Mussolini for leading his nation to war against the British, contrary to Italy's historic friendship with them: "One man has arrayed the trustees and inheritors of ancient Rome upon the side of the ferocious pagan barbarians." |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 36y
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residenceWest Palm Beach, Florida, USA ⇓ 430 Hybiscus Ave West Palm Beach, Florida, USA |
| 1950 • Canadians Harry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen and Frank Plomp introduce the plastic bin bag for garbage collection. |
1950
Apr 17
Age: 36y
| 1950 • Alger Hiss receives a five-year sentence following his conviction on two counts of perjury |
1950
Jun 1
Age: 37y
| 1950 • Cunard liner RMS Aquitania arrives at the scrapyard in Faslane at the end of a 36-year career, the longest of any in the 20th Century. |
1994
Age: 80y
| 1994 • Soyuz TM-18: Valeri Polyakov begins his 437.7 day orbit, eventually setting the world record for days spent in orbit. |
2009
Jan 1
Age: 95y
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residenceOrlando, Orange, Florida, USA ⇓ 350 E Jackson St Apt 913 Orlando, Florida 32801 1 Source ⇓ |
| 2009 • Iceland's national parliament, the Althingi, votes to pursue joining the EU.Helgason, Gudjon and Meera Selva. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090716/ap_on_re_eu/eu_iceland_eu "Iceland's parliament votes to join EU"]. Yahoo! News, 16 July 2009. |
2019
May 17
Age: 106y
