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1880
Jul 14
| 1880 • The SS Columbia completes her maiden voyage, arriving without incident in Portland, Oregon after a stopover in San Francisco, California. |
1900
Jun 14
Age: 19y
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residenceEau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ Working as a Pulp Maker 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • The Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China. |
1908
Jun 24
Age: 27y
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marriageHattie Ringo Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1908 • The Christian Science Monitor newspaper is first published, in the United States. |
1910
Age: 29y
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residenceThree Lakes, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ Working as an upright sawyer at a shingle mill 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States. |
1917
Age: 36y
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militaryWashington, USA ⇓ Occupation is a Shingle Sawer for for J.H. Dunlap Company 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1917 • WWI: The Selective Service Act passes the United States Congress, giving the President the power of conscription. |
1918
May 10
Age: 37y
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marriageRuby Cocile Juel Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk returns to the Czechoslovak Republic. |
1924
Jul 16
Age: 44y
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marriageFrancis Myrtle Fischer Milltown, Skagit County, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1924 • Ernst Alexanderson sends the first facsimile across the Atlantic Ocean (to his father in Sweden). |
1940
Apr 18
Age: 59y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Working maintenance at an apartment building 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • WWII: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. |
1942
Age: 61y
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militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Employed at the Tacoma Hotel in Seattle 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1942 • WWII: The first American forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland. |