Sagarlan Alonzo Knighton
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Neoma Olieta Plaster
Neoma Olieta Plaster
1896 - 1985

1873


Mar 8
1873 • Emancipation Day for Puerto Rico: Slaves are freed (with a few exceptions).

1900


Age: 26y
1900 • Australasian prospector Albert Fuller Ellis identifies phosphate deposits on the Pacific Islands of Nauru and Banaba Island (Ocean Island).

1910


Apr 18
Age: 37y
1910 • The DELAG Zeppelin dirigible, Deutschland, makes the first commercial passenger flight from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf in Germany. The flight takes nine hours.

1918


Sep 12
Age: 45y
1918 • A new Polish government is declared in Western Galicia (Eastern Europe).

1920


Jan 21
Age: 46y
1920 1920 World Series: The Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers to win their first World Series title.

1930


Apr 2
Age: 57y
1930 • British airship R100 sets out for a successful 78-hour passage to Canada.

1940


Age: 66y
1940 • King Leopold III of Belgium orders the Belgian forces to cease fighting, ending the 18-day Battle of Belgium. Leaders of the Belgian government on French territory declare Leopold deposed.

1957


Jul 8
Age: 84y

1957


Jul
1957 White Rock secedes from Surrey, British Columbia, following a referendum.

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