1917
Jun 29
| 1917 • WWI: Conscription begins in the United States. |
1920
Age: 2y
| 1920 • August 7 – The Second Congress of the Communist International takes place in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. The notorious Twenty-one Conditions are adopted. |
1930
Age: 12y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ He is living with adopted mother Mary (Bardasona) Howard, and her second husband Roy Cook. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The chocolate chip cookie is invented by Ruth Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. |
1940
Age: 22y
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residenceTrafton Election Precinct, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ He is living with his adopted mother Mary (Bardasona) Howard, and her second husband Roy E Cook. They have been married ten years. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1940 • The very first McDonald's restaurant opens in San Bernardino, California. |
1940
Oct 28
Age: 23y
| 1940 • WWII: Italian troops invade Greece, meeting strong resistance from Greek troops and civilians. This action signals the beginning of the Balkans Campaign. |
1946
Feb 4
Age: 28y
birth of childPatricia Marie Howard Sedro-Woolley, Skagit, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1946 • Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina. |
1987
Apr 26
Age: 69y
| 1987 • The governments of the Portuguese Republic and the People's Republic of China sign an agreement in which Macau will be returned to China in 1999. |