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1925
Sep 24
| 1925 • Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. |
1930
Age: 4y
| 1930 • Canadian adventurer William "Red" Hill, Sr., makes a five-hour journey down the Niagara Gorge rapids. |
1940
Age: 14y
| 1940 • Katyn massacre: Members of the Soviet Politburo (Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Mikhail Kalinin, Kliment Voroshilov and Lavrenty Beria) sign an order, prepared by Beria, for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs. |
1943
Sep 24
Age: 18y
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eventOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ He registered for the draft in World War 2. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1943 • United States Civilian Conservation Corps abolished. |
1948
May 19
Age: 22y
| 1948 • The massacre of Dawaymeh begins. |
1949
Jan 4
Age: 23y
| 1949 • The Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst goes up the Yangtze River to evacuate British Commonwealth refugees escaping the advance of Mao's Communist forces. Under heavy fire, she grounds off Rose Island. After an abortive rescue attempt on April 26, she anchors 10 miles upstream. Negotiations with the Communists to let the ship leave drag on for weeks, during which time the ship's cat Simon raises the crew's morale. |
1949
Mar 13
Age: 23y
birth of childPamela Jo Cline Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1949 • Transjordan becomes the Kingdom of Jordan. |
1950
Sep 21
Age: 24y
militaryUntil September 20th, 1952. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1950 • Uruguay beat Brazil 2–1 to win the 1950 World Cup. |
1951
Apr 21
Age: 25y
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marriageOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Married at the Christ Episcopal Church, Oil City, Pennsylvania. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1951 • In a court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment. |
1952
Jun 25
Age: 26y
birth of childDavid J Lenser |
| 1952 • Reparation negotiations between West Germany and Israel end in Luxembourg: Germany will pay 3 billion Deutsche Marks. |
1960
Dec 12
Age: 35y
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birth of childDouglas Allen Lenser Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1960 • Senegal breaks away from the Mali Federation, declaring its independence. |
1970
Apr
Age: 44y
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residenceSylvania, Ohio, USA ⇓ Jack was promoted to manager of development for Columbia gas of Ohio. |
| 1970 • The first Earth Day is celebrated in the U.S. |
1987
Dec 12
Age: 62y
deathColumbus, Ohio, USA ⇓ Died at Riverside Methodist Hospital 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1987 • Space: 1999 episode "The Rules of Luton" we learn that a world war, likely World War III, began sometime in 1987. It was described as 'The war to end all wars'. |