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1885
Mar
1885 • A subsidiary of the American Bell Telephone Company, American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), is incorporated in New York. |
1885
Apr
Age: 1m
1885 • A British force abolishes the Boer republic of Stellaland and adds it to British Bechuanaland. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 15y
1900 • Second Boer War: The British Army relieves the Siege of Mafeking. |
1905
Dec 11
Age: 20y
birth of childLeona May Edgar 1 Source ⇓ |
1905 • Russo-Japanese War – Treaty of Portsmouth: In New Hampshire, a treaty mediated by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is signed by victor Japan and Russia. Russia cedes the island of Sakhalin and port and rail rights in Manchuria to Japan. |
1907
Oct 20
Age: 22y
birth of childEverett Edward Edgar Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1907 • Count Alexander Izvolsky and Sir Arthur Nicolson sign the Anglo-Russian Entente in Saint Petersburg, bringing a pause in The Great Game in Central Asia and establishing the Triple Entente. |
1914
Feb 21
Age: 28y
birth of childMary Margaret Edgar Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1914 • Battle of Heligoland Bight: British cruisers under Admiral Beatty sink 3 German cruisers. |
1974
May 4
Age: 89y
1974 • News anchor Christine Chubbuck commits suicide during a live broadcast on WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. |