Genevieve Stanford
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1884


Aug
1884 • The first ascent is made of Castle Mountain in the Canadian Rockies by geologist Arthur Philemon Coleman.

1900


Jun 5
Age: 15y
1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later.

1907


Age: 22y
Genevieve Stanford - US City Directory 1907

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Spokane, Washington, USA ⇓
Genevieve is working as a "Sales Lady" in Spokane in 1907
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1907 New Zealand and Newfoundland become dominions.

1907


Oct 15
Age: 23y
1907 March 16Elections to the new Parliament of Finland are the first in the world with woman candidates, as well as the first elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied. Nineteen women are elected.

1909


Feb 14
Age: 24y
1909 Japan and China sign the Jiandao/Gando Treaty, which gives Japan a way to receive railroad concessions in Manchuria.

1910


Age: 25y
1910 George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.

1940


Age: 55y
1940 • WWII: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with his [ftp://webstorage2.mcpa.virginia.edu/library/nara/fdr/audiovisual/speeches/fdr_1940_0610.mp3 "Stab in the Back"] speech during the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia.

1980


Jan 16
Age: 95y
1980 • The first 24 hour news channel Cable News Network (CNN) is launched.

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