♂ Verner Harley Day

1904 - 1981

Verner Harley Day
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Helen Rose McGinnis
Helen Rose McGinnis
1916 - 1994

1941


Feb 22
Age: 36y
1941 • Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran is forced to resign in favor of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, under pressure from the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union.

1942


Feb 4
Age: 37y
1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs executive order 9066 allowing the United States military to define areas as exclusionary zones. These zones affect the Japanese on the West Coast, and Germans and Italians primarily on the East Coast.

1944


May 12
Age: 39y
1944 • WWII: The Nazis execute almost 400 prisoners, Soviet citizens and anti-fascist Romanians at Rîbniţa.

1946


Mar 16
Age: 41y
1946 • Interim Government of India takes charge with Jawaharlal Nehru as Vice President.

1948


Apr 11
Age: 43y
1948 Whittaker Chambers produces secret government papers handwritten and typewritten by Alger Hiss during pretrial examination.

1958


May 14
Age: 53y
1958 • The first Thor-Able rocket is launched, carrying Pioneer 0, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 17. The launch fails due to a first stage malfunction.

1960


May 17
Age: 55y
1960 1960 Summer Olympic Games: Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in light-heavyweight boxing.

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