♂ Robert O Johnson

1901 - 1982

Robert O Johnson
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Opal G Johnson
Opal G Johnson
1915 - 1982
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1901

1901 • The world celebrates the beginning of the 20th century.

1920


Jan 26
Age: 19y
1920 • The oldest surviving pro wrestling match on film takes place, with Joe Stecher defeating Earl Caddock.

1935


Age: 34y

birth of child


Twila Mae Johnson
1935 • U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Hoover Dam.

1939


Age: 38y

birth of child


Robert Johnson
1939 • First meeting of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Uranium under Lyman James Briggs, authorized by President Roosevelt to oversee neutron experiments, a precursor of the Manhattan Project.

1982


Age: 81y
1982 • At the University of Utah, 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart (he lives for 112 days with the device).

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