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1898
Mar 20
1898 • William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover neon. |
1900
Age: 1y
1900 • Second Boer War: British troops are defeated by the Boers at Ladysmith. |
1910
Age: 11y
1910 • The electric streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year. |
1920
Age: 21y
1920 • Germany and Bolshevist Russia agree to the exchange of prisoners of war. |
1925
Age: 26y
birth of childJoan M Clinger Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ |
1925 • The National Football League adds 5 teams: the New York Giants, Detroit Panthers, Providence Steam Roller, a new Canton Bulldogs team, and the Pottsville Maroons. |
1929
Age: 30y
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marriageErma Hogue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1929 • Former U.S. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall is convicted of bribery for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal, becoming the first Presidential cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office. |
1940
Age: 41y
1940 • WWII: The British Royal Navy and Italian Regia Marina fight the Battle of Cape Spartivento. |
1950
Jun 30
Age: 52y
1950 • The comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published in seven U.S. newspapers. |
1971
Dec 1
Age: 73y
1971 • 1971 May Day Protests: Anti-war militants attempt to disrupt government business in Washington, D.C.; police and military units arrest as many as 12,000, most of whom are later released. |