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1886
Nov 14
| 1886 • Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). |
1915
Nov 17
Age: 29y
marriageMargaret Painter Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1915 • Release of the U.S. silent film Inspiration, the first mainstream movie in which a leading actress (Audrey Munson) appears nude. |
1918
Apr 10
Age: 31y
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birth of childMargaret Painter Gawthrop Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • WWI: The Battle of Belleau Wood begins. |
1922
Jun 18
Age: 35y
birth of childGeorge Gawthrop Jr. |
| 1922 • The Sun News-Pictorial, a predecessor of the Melbourne, Australia Herald Sun, is founded. |
1965
May 6
Age: 78y
| 1965 • In response to the events of March 7 and 9 in Selma, Alabama, President Lyndon B. Johnson sends a bill to Congress that forms the basis for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is passed by the Senate May 26, the House July 10, and signed into law by President Johnson Aug. 6. |