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1895
Feb
1895 • German trade unions have c. 270,000 members. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 5y
1900 • Emily Hobhouse arrives in Cape Town. |
1919
Jan 8
Age: 23y
marriageCharles J Cooley Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1919 • Battle of George Square: The British Army is called in to deal with riots and protests against high rents in Glasgow, Scotland. |
1925
Apr 13
Age: 30y
marriageSamuel Augustus Nickels Port Orchard, Washington, USA ⇓ |
1925 • Charles Francis Jenkins achieves the first synchronized transmission of pictures and sound, using 48 lines, and a mechanical system. A 10-minute film of a miniature windmill in motion is sent across 5 miles from Anacostia to Washington, D.C. The images are viewed by representatives of the National Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Navy, the Commerce Department, and others. Jenkins calls this "the first public demonstration of radiovision". |
1969
Apr 17
Age: 74y
1969 • June 22 – The National Convention of the Students for a Democratic Society, held in Chicago, collapses, and the Weatherman faction seizes control of the SDS National Office. Thereafter, any activity run from the National Office or bearing the name of SDS is Weatherman-controlled. |