Robert Hicks Van Deusen
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1891


Jul 10
1891 • First long-distance transmission of alternating current by the Ames power plant near Telluride, Colorado, by Lucien and Paul Nunn.

1900


Jun 1
Age: 8y
1900 • The arrival of a Russian naval fleet in Korea causes concern to the Imperial Japanese government.

1920


Dec 11
Age: 29y
1920 • Thousands of unemployed demonstrate in London; 50 are injured.

1921


Sep 19
Age: 30y
1921 • U.S. President Warren Harding signs a joint congressional resolution declaring an end to America's state of war with Germany, Austria and Hungary.

1925


Aug 29
Age: 34y
1925 Pionerskaya Pravda, one of the oldest children's newspapers in Europe, is founded in the Soviet Union.

1971


May
Age: 79y
1971 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his famous speech in the Racecourse Field in Dhaka, calling on the masses to be prepared to fight for national independence.

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