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1880
Jul 14
| 1880 • The SS Columbia, which will be the first outside usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, is launched at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works of John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. |
1900
Jun 14
Age: 19y
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residenceEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Working as a Pulp Maker 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published in Chicago, the first of Baum's Oz books chronicling the fictional Land of Oz for children. |
1908
Jun 24
Age: 27y
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marriageHattie Ringo Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1908 • King Leopold II of Belgium formally relinquishes his personal control of the Congo Free State to Belgium (becoming Belgian Congo) following evidence collected by Roger Casement of maladministration. |
1910
Age: 29y
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residenceThree Lakes, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as an upright sawyer at a shingle mill 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Emperor Sunjong of the Korean Empire abdicates and the country's monarchy is abolished. |
1917
Age: 36y
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militaryWashington, USA ⇓ Occupation is a Shingle Sawer for for J.H. Dunlap Company 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • The Lions Clubs International is formed. |
1918
May 10
Age: 37y
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marriageRuby Cocile Juel Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • The provisional government of Baden proclaims the Freie Volksrepublik Baden ("Free Peoples' Republic of Baden"). |
1924
Jul 16
Age: 44y
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marriageFrancis Myrtle Fischer Milltown, Skagit County, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1924 • The Immigration Act of 1924 is signed into law in the United States, including the Asian Exclusion Act. |
1940
Apr 18
Age: 59y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working maintenance at an apartment building 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • Weather Bureau transferred to the United States Department of Commerce. |
1942
Age: 61y
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militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Employed at the Tacoma Hotel in Seattle 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • WWII: New Zealand and Australia declare war on Thailand. |