♂ 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

1942


Feb 4
Age: 37y
1942 • WWII: At Toulon, the French navy scuttles its ships and submarines to keep them out of Nazi hands.

1944


May 12
Age: 39y
1944 • British forces launch Operation Goodwood, an armoured offensive aimed at driving the Germans from the high ground to the south of Caen. The offensive ends 2 days later with only minimal gains.

1946


Mar 16
Age: 41y
1946 Trygve Lie of Norway is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General.

1948


Apr 11
Age: 43y
1948 Richard Nixon parades microfilm from the "Pumpkin Papers" to the press

1958


May 14
Age: 53y

1960


May 17
Age: 55y
1960 August 7 - The world's first Standard gauge passenger preserved railway, The Bluebell Railway, opens to the public.

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