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1901
Apr 25
| 1901 • O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio after serving three years for embezzlement from the First National Bank in Austin, Texas. |
1920
Age: 18y
| 1920 • The council of the League of Nations accepts the constitution for the Free City of Danzig. |
1923
Oct 20
Age: 22y
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marriageHarry E Gates 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1923 • The first major seagoing ship arrives at Gdynia, the newly constructed Polish seaport. |
1930
Age: 28y
| 1930 • The chocolate chip cookie is invented by Ruth Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. |
1937
Feb 19
Age: 35y
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birth of childMary Joann Gates Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1937 • CBS broadcasts a two-and-a-half hour memorial concert nationwide on radio in memory of George Gershwin, live from the Hollywood Bowl. Many celebrities appear, including Oscar Levant, Fred Astaire, Otto Klemperer, Lily Pons, and members of the original cast of Porgy and Bess. The concert is recorded and released complete years later in what is excellent sound for its time, on CD. The Los Angeles Philharmonic is the featured orchestra. |
1940
Age: 38y
| 1940 • United States politics: The Republican Party begins its national convention in Philadelphia and nominates Wendell Willkie as its candidate for president. |
1972
May 5
Age: 71y
| 1972 • The Libertarian enclave Minerva on a platform in the South Pacific, sponsored by the Phoenix Foundation, declares independence. Soon neighboring Tonga annexes the area and dismantles the platform. |