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1895
Feb
| 1895 • German trade unions have c. 270,000 members. |
1900
Jun 8
Age: 5y
| 1900 • The second Modern Olympic Games opens in Paris (as part of the Paris World Exhibition). |
1919
Jan 8
Age: 23y
marriageCharles J Cooley Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1919 • Winnipeg general strike: Workers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, launch a strike for better wages and working conditions. |
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 • Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12 (Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon, Alan Bean), the second manned mission to the Moon. |