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1905
Mar 9
1905 • Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer are banned from the Brooklyn Public Library for setting a "bad example." |
1910
Age: 4y
1910 • African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States. |
1920
Jan 2
Age: 14y
1920 • A referendum in Switzerland is favorable to joining the League of Nations. |
1928
Apr 7
Age: 23y
marriageMadeline Ella Ford 1 Source ⇓ |
1928 • 19 – The 1928 Winter Olympics are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first as a separate event. Sonja Henie of Norway wins her first gold medal in women's figure skating. |
1933
Nov 19
Age: 28y
birth of childWilliam Stanley Johnson Jr. Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1933 • Newsweek magazine is published for the first time in the United States. |
1940
Age: 34y
1940 • WW II: The "Eagle Day" strike on southern Great Britain occurs, starting the rapid escalation of the Battle of Britain air offensive of the Luftwaffe against RAF Fighter Command. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 45y
1950 • Lord Balfour criticizes the fact that rationing is still in force in Britain. |
1984
Jun
burialLawson, Ray County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at the Lawson Cemetery in Missouri, Plot: Section D, Row 36 1 Source ⇓ |