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1874
Nov 28
| 1874 • Democrats gain control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 1860. |
1880
Age: 5y
| 1880 • France annexes Tahiti. |
1898
Oct 12
Age: 23y
| 1898 • Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship. |
1900
Age: 25y
| 1900 • U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China. |
1901
Apr 25
Age: 26y
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birth of childVerona Kathryn Frances Johnson Gorin, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1901 • The American yacht Columbia defeats the British Shamrock in the America's Cup yachting race. |
1905
Feb 9
Age: 30y
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birth of childWilla Mae Johnson Gorin, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1905 • 18 – Moscow Uprising, led mainly by Bolsheviks and suppressed by the army. |
1910
Age: 35y
| 1910 • Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. |
1920
Age: 45y
| 1920 • The Khorezm People's Soviet Republic is officially created by Bolshevist Russia as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva. |
1940
Age: 65y
| 1940 • Walter Knott begins construction of Ghost town replica which would soon evolve into Knotts Berry Farm |
1950
Jul 31
Age: 75y
| 1950 • NSC-68 is enacted by President Truman, setting U.S. foreign policy for the next 20 years. |
1950
Aug
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burialGorin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1950 • Belgian King Leopold III announces that he is ready to abdicate in favor of his son Baudouin. |