Spouse
1915
Sep 11
| 1915 • WWI: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. |
1920
Age: 4y
| 1920 • Switzerland rejoins the League of Nations. |
1930
Apr 8
Age: 14y
| 1930 • The dedication of George Washington's sculpted head is held at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. |
1943
Apr 5
Age: 27y
militarySeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Occupation at time was "skilled compositors and typesetters" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1943 • Lebanon gains independence on ending of the French Mandate. |
1947
Feb 15
Age: 31y
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marriageRita Gretchen McGinnis Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1947 • Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day, 4,300 mile, voyage across the Eastern Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could hypothetically have traveled to the Central Pacific islands from South America. |
1950
Jan 18
Age: 34y
birth of childVirginia Jean Elslip Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ |
| 1950 • Foley Square trial commences review in U.S. Supreme Court as Dennis v. United States |
1981
Oct 1
Age: 66y
residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 9620 15th Ave NW # 15 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1981 • Boxing: Muhammad Ali loses to Trevor Berbick; this proves to be Ali's last-ever fight. |
1995
Jun 4
Age: 79y
| 1995 • Norwegian rocket incident: A rocket launched from the space exploration centre at Andøya, Norway is briefly interpreted by the Russians as an incoming attack. |
1995
Jun
| 1995 • Iraq disarmament crisis: With help from Israel and Jordan, UNSCOM inspector Scott Ritter intercepts 240 Russian gyroscopes and accelerometers on their way to Iraq from Russia. |