♀ Vera Mae Riney

1913 - 1996

Vera Mae Riney
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Chan Miller Johnson
Chan Miller Johnson
1913 - 1988
 

Timeline

1940


Jan 19
Age: 27y
1940 • Opening day at Jamaica Race Course features the use of parimutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York. Other tracks in the state follow suit later in 1940.

1940


Apr 5
Age: 27y
1940 • Brisbane, Australia swelters through its hottest day ever, 43.2 degrees Celsius (109.76 Fahrenheit).

1996


Apr 14
Age: 83y
1996 • An outbreak of E. coli food poisoning in Japan results in 6,000 children being ill, including two deaths, after a group of school children eat contaminated lunches.

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