♂ Wilbur A Elslip

1915 - 1995

Wilbur A Elslip
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1915


Sep 11
1915 • WWI: A British attack on the Dardanelles fails.

1920


Age: 4y
1920 • Bolshevik Cavalry break through Polish and Ukrainian lines south of Kiev, precipitating eventual withdrawal.

1930


Apr 8
Age: 14y
1930 • Building of the Boulder Dam (later known as the Hoover Dam) is started on the Colorado River in the United States.

1943


Apr 5
Age: 27y

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Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓
Occupation at time was "skilled compositors and typesetters"
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1943 • United States Civilian Conservation Corps abolished.

1947


Feb 15
Age: 31y
1947 • A rebellion against French rule erupts in Madagascar.

1950


Jan 18
Age: 34y
1950 • The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty.

1981


Oct 1
Age: 66y
1981 Iran-Contra scandal: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

1995


Jun 4
Age: 79y
1995 • The Dow Jones Industrial Average gains 40.46 to close at 5,023.55, its first close above 5,000. This makes 1995 the first year where the Dow surpasses two millennium marks in a single year.

1995


Jun
1995 • U.S. President Bill Clinton invokes emergency powers, to extend a $20 billion loan to help Mexico avert financial collapse.

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