Robert Hicks Van Deusen
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1900


Jun 1
Age: 8y
1900 • The U.S. Senate accepts the British-German treaty of 1899, in which the United Kingdom renounced its claims to the American Samoa portion of the Samoan Islands.

1921


Sep 19
Age: 30y
1921 • The Irish War of Independence (aka the Anglo-Irish War) comes to a halt after a truce is signed between the belligerents.

1925


Aug 29
Age: 34y
1925 Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins with John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law.

1971


May
Age: 79y
1971 Cardinal József Mindszenty, who has taken refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest since 1956, is allowed to leave Hungary.

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