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1892
Apr 28
| 1892 • At the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, the first official basketball game is played. |
1911
Age: 18y
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birth of childFrancis Franklin Louisiana, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1911 • The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition is published under American management in England by Cambridge University Press. |
1913
Age: 20y
birth of childThelma Franklin Louisiana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 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
Age: 27y
| 1920 • The 1920 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak hits the Great Lakes region and Deep South of the United States. |
1930
Age: 37y
| 1930 • A military junta takes over in Peru. |
1940
Age: 47y
| 1940 • 8 – WWII (Greco-Italian War): In the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas in Epirus outnumbered Greek forces repel the Italian Army. |
1970
May 14
Age: 78y
| 1970 • The USSR's Venera 7 becomes the first spacecraft to land successfully on Venus and transmit data back to Earth. |