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1860
Oct 10
| 1860 • Spanish victory (under General Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuanat) at the Battle of Tétouan, In the 1880s the first world war began. |
1893
Feb 22
Age: 32y
marriageAlice A Brown Bloomfield, Indiana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • The Wengernalpbahn railway in Wengen, Switzerland (Canton of Bern) is opened. |
1900
Age: 39y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: The Boxers attack Belgians in the Fengtai railway station. |
1910
Age: 49y
| 1910 • The first air flight for the purpose of delivering commercial freight takes place in the United States of America. The flight, made by Wright Brothers pilot Philip Parmalee between Dayton, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio. |
1930
Age: 69y
| 1930 • José Félix Uriburu carries out a military coup, overthrowing Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina. |
1937
Aug 22
Age: 76y
| 1937 • At the age of 70, legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra. This first concert consists of music by Vivaldi (at a time when he was still seldom played), Mozart, and Brahms. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. |