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1896
Feb 12
| 1896 • An extraordinary heat wave affects the northeastern United States. |
1910
Apr 19
Age: 14y
| 1910 • William D. Boyce founds the Boy Scouts of America. |
1916
Jan 10
Age: 19y
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marriageRoyal Carter King Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1916 • J. R. R. Tolkien marries Edith Bratt in England (they would serve as the inspiration for the fictional characters Lúthien and Beren). |
1917
Feb 12
Age: 21y
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birth of childIvah Candice King Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1917 • WWI: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force begins the Second Battle of Gaza. This unsuccessful frontal attack on strong Ottoman defences along with the first battle, resulted in 10,000 casualties, the dismissal of the force commander General Archibald Murray and the beginning of the Stalemate in Southern Palestine. |
1918
Aug 10
Age: 22y
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birth of childTheresa Olieta King Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1918 • WWI: The Austro-Hungarian dreadnought battleship SMS Szent István is sunk by two Italian MAS motor torpedo boats off the Dalmatian coast. |
1920
Age: 23y
| 1920 • Polish–Soviet War: Poland sues for peace with Bolshevist Russia (refused). |
1920
Apr 4
Age: 24y
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birth of childAnita Evelyn King Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • France prohibits the sale or prescription of contraceptives. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 34y
| 1930 • The government of Turkey requests the international community to adopt Istanbul and Ankara as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. |
1940
Apr 6
Age: 44y
| 1940 • United States presidential election, 1940: Democrat incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican challenger Wendell Willkie and becomes the United States' first and only third-term president. |
1941
Jun 30
Age: 45y
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marriageSagarlan Alonzo Knighton Skamania, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1941 • The America First Committee holds its first mass rally in New York City, with Charles Lindbergh as keynote speaker. |
1985
Mar 15
Age: 89y
| 1985 • British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes. |