♀ Jennie Linn Sims

1883 - 1970

Jennie Linn Sims
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Roy Blain Boyd
Roy Blain Boyd
1883 - 1942
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1883


Jul 30
1883 The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form in Italy.

1905


Aug
Age: 22y
Roy Blain Boyd Family - 1930 United States Federal Census

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Roy Blain Boyd
They married after they both turned 22 that year.
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1905 Albert Einstein submits his doctoral dissertation On the Motion of Small Particles..., in which he explains Brownian motion. In the course of the year, Einstein publishes four papers, formulates the theory of special relativity and explains the photoelectric effect by quantization. 1905 is regarded as his "miracle year".

1906


Aug 29
Age: 23y
1906 Richard Oldham argues that the Earth has a molten interior.
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1919


Age: 35y
1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at Samsun on the Anatolian Black Sea coast, marking the start of the Turkish War of Independence. The anniversary of this event is also an official day of Turkish Youth.
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1922


Age: 38y
1922 • In Washington, D.C., the Lincoln Memorial is dedicated.

1924


Age: 40y

1930


Age: 46y
1930 Charles Creighton and James Hargis of Missouri begin their return journey to Los Angeles using only a reverse gear; the 11,555 km trip lasts 42 days.

1940


Age: 56y
1940 Norwegian Campaign: First British ground forces land in Norway at Namsos and Harstad.

1970


Sep 1
Age: 87y
1970 • After a 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria, Biafran forces under Philip Effiong formally surrender to General Yakubu Gowon.

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