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1918
Aug 10
| 1918 • Iceland regains independence, but remains in personal union with the King of Denmark, who also becomes the King of Iceland until 1944. |
1920
Age: 1y
| 1920 • Finland joins the League of Nations. |
1930
Age: 11y
| 1930 • The government of Turkey requests the international community to adopt Istanbul and Ankara as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. |
about
Age: 20y
1939
Age: 20y
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birth of childFrank L McKimmie 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1939 • Following the invasion of Poland, Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. |
1940
Age: 21y
| 1940 • WWII: First Naval Battle of Narvik: The British Royal Navy attacks the German fleet in the Ofotfjord. |
1946
Feb 4
Age: 27y
birth of childPatricia Marie Howard Sedro-Woolley, Skagit, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1946 • Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. |
1954
Jul 1
Age: 35y
birth of childMarsha L Thornton |
| 1954 • April - Bill Haley & His Comets record "Rock Around The Clock", thus starting the Rock and Roll craze. |
2002
Aug 21
Age: 84y
| 2002 • The Sierra Leone government - with British assistance, Guinean air support and US logistical support - defeats the Revolutionary United Front, bringing the Sierra Leone Civil War to a conclusion. |