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1895
Feb
| 1895 • Gongche Shangshu movement: 603 candidates sign a 10,000-word petition against the Treaty of Shimonoseki. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 5y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British troops are defeated by the Boers at Ladysmith. |
1919
Jan 8
Age: 23y
marriageCharles J Cooley Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1919 • The U.S. Army expedition across America, which started July 7, ends in San Francisco. |
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