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| 1 | 1881 | - 1881—1885: POLITICAL: Chester A. Arthur, President.Vice President under James Garfield, sworn in as president upon the death of Garfield.
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| 2 | 1884 | - 1884—1884: HISTORY: .James Ritty invents the first working, mechanical cash register.
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| 3 | 1885 | - 1885—1885: HISTORY: .Karl Benz invents the first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.
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| 4 | 1886 | - 1886—1886: HISTORY: .John Pemberton invents Coca Cola.
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| 5 | 1887 | - 1887—1887: HISTORY: .German, Heinrich Hertz invents radar.
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| 6 | 1888 | - 1888—1888: HISTORY: John Boyd Dunlop patents a commercially successful pneumatic tire..
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| 7 | 1889 | - 1889—1889: HISTORY: .Sir James Dewar and Sir Frederick Abel co-invent Cordite - a type of smokeless gunpowder.
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| 8 | 1890 | - 3 Jul 1890—1890: POLITICAL: Idaho statehood.
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| 9 | 1891 | - 1891—1891: HISTORY: .Jesse W. Reno invents the escalator.
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| 10 | 1892 | - 1892—1892: HISTORY: .Sir James Dewar invents the Dewar flask or vacuum flask.
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| 11 | 1893 | - 1893—1893: HISTORY: .American, W.L. Judson invents the zipper.
- 1893—1893: POLITICAL: Benjamin Harrison, President.
- 4 Mar 1893—4 Mar 1897: POLITICAL: Grover Cleveland, President.
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| 12 | 1895 | - 1895—1895: HISTORY: .Lumiere Brothers invent a portable motion-picture camera, film processing unit and projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumiere Brothers using their Cinematographe are the first to present a projected motion picture to an audience of more that one person.
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| 13 | 1896 | - 1896—1896: HISTORY: .American, H. O'Sullivan invents the rubber heel.
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| 14 | 1897 | - 1897—1897: EPEDEMIC: YELLOW FEVER - .PHILADELPHIA, PA
- 1897—1897: POLITICAL: Grover Cleveland, President.
- 1897—1901: POLITICAL: William McKinley, President.William McKinley dies in Buffalo, NY, 1901.
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| 15 | 1898 | - 1898—1898: HISTORY: Edwin Prescott patents the roller coaster..
- 1898—1898: WAR: Spanish-American War.United States vs Spain.
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| 16 | 1899 | - 1899—1899: HISTORY: J.S. Thurman patents the motor-driven vacuum cleaner..
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| 17 | 1900 | - 1900—1900: HISTORY: .Zeppelin invented by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
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| 18 | 1901 | - 1901—1901: HISTORY: .King Camp Gillette invents the double-edged safety razor.
- 1901—1901: NATIVE AMERICAN: COMANCHE RESERVATION IS BROKEN UP DUE TO GOVERNMENT PRESSURE TO OPEN THE LAND FOR SETTLEMENT..
- 1901—1901: NATIVE AMERICAN: The Comanche reservation is broken up due to Government pressure to open the land for settlement..
- 1901—1901: ROYAL: .Victoria. Ruler of England. House of Hanover - Daughter of Edward, 4th son of George III; married (1840) Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who became Prince Consort.
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| 19 | 1902 | - 1902—1902: HISTORY: .Willis Carrier invents the air conditioner.
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| 20 | 1903 | - 1903—1903: HISTORY: .Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invent crayons.
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| 21 | 1904 | - 1904—1904: HISTORY: .Teabags invented by Thomas Suillivan.
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| 22 | 1905 | - 1905—1905: HISTORY: Albert Einstein.Published the Theory of Relativity and made famous the equation, E = mc2.
- 1905—1905: POLITICAL: Quanah Parker, Last Chief of the Comanche.Rides in President Roosevelt's inaugural parade in Washington, DC.
- 1905—1905: POLITICAL: President Theodore Roosevelt Visits Chief Quanah at Star House.Quanah and the President go on a wolf hunt in April.
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| 23 | 1906 | - 1906—1906: HISTORY: .William Kellogg invents Cornflakes.
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| 24 | 1907 | - 1907—1907: HISTORY: .Color photography invented by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.
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| 25 | 1908 | - 1908—1908: HISTORY: .Gyrocompass invented by Elmer A. Sperry.
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| 26 | 1909 | - 1909—1909: HISTORY: .Instant coffee invented by G. Washington.
- 1909—1909: POLITICAL: Theodore Roosevelt, President.Theodore Roosevelt, Vice President under William McKinley, sworn in as President upon death of McKinley.
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| 27 | 1910 | - 1910—1910: HISTORY: Thomas Edison .Demonstrated the first talking motion picture.
- 1910—1910: NATIVE AMERICAN: Quanah buries his mother Cynthia Ann Parker.December 4 at Post Oak Cemetery.
- 1910—1910: ROYAL: .Edward VII. Ruler of England. House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Eldest son of Victoria, married Alexandra, Princess of Denmark.
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| 28 | 1911 | - 1911—1911: HISTORY: .Charles Franklin Kettering invents the first automobile electrical ignition system.
- 1911—1911: NATIVE AMERICAN: Quanah Parker, Last Chief recognized by the U.S Government dies. .Over 2000 attend his funeral and many people mourn nationwide.
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| 29 | 1912 | - 1912—1912: HISTORY: .Motorized movie cameras invented, and replaced hand-cranked cameras.
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| 30 | 1913 | - 1913—1913: HISTORY: .Crossword puzzle invented by Arthur Wynne.
- 1913—1913: POLITICAL: William Taft President.
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| 31 | 1914 | - 1914—1914: HISTORY: .Garrett A. Morgan invents the Morgan gas mask.
- 1914—1918: WAR: World War I.Triple Alliance - Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary vs. Triple Entente - Britain, France, and Russia. The United States joined on the side of the Triple Entente in 1917.
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| 32 | 1915 | - 1915—1915: HISTORY: .Eugene Sullivan and William Taylor co-invented Pyrex in New York City.
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| 33 | 1916 | - 1916—1916: HISTORY: .Radio tuners invented that received different stations.
- 1916—1916: NATIVE AMERICAN: COMANCHE WARRIORS VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE IN EUROPE, CODE TALKERS ARE UTILIZED BY UNITED STATES FORCES..
- 1916—1916: NATIVE AMERICAN: Comanche Warriors volunteer for service in WWI. Comanche Code talkers are utilized by United States Forces..
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| 34 | 1917 | - 17 Jul 1917—1917: ROYAL: House of Windsor name adopted. .
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| 35 | 1918 | - 1918—1918: HISTORY: .Charles Jung invented fortune cookies.
- 1918—1919: EPEDEMIC: Influenza pandemic.The influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 killed more people than the Great War, known today as World War I (WWI), at somewhere between 20 and 40 million people. It has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history. More people died of influenza in a single year than in four-years of the Black Death Bubonic Plague from 1347 to 1351. Known as Spanish Flu or La Grippe the influenza of 1918-1919 was a global disaster.
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| 36 | 1919 | - 1919—1919: HISTORY: .Pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite.
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| 37 | 1920 | - 1920—1920: HISTORY: Tommy Gun patented by John T Thompson..
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| 38 | 1921 | - 1921—1921: HISTORY: Artificial life begins .The first robot built.
- 1921—1921: POLITICAL: Woodrow Wilson, President.
- 4 Mar 1921—31 Jul 1921: POLITICAL: Warren Harding, President.Warren Harding dies of an embolism in San Francisco. He had taken ill on 31 Jul 1921.
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| 39 | 1922 | - 1922—1922: HISTORY: .Insulin invented by Sir Frederick Grant Banting.
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| 40 | 1923 | - 1923—1923: HISTORY: .Garrett A. Morgan invents a traffic signal.
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| 41 | 1924 | - 1924—1924: HISTORY: .Dynamic loudspeaker invented by Rice and Kellogg.
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| 42 | 1925 | - 1925—1925: HISTORY: .Mechanical television a precursor to the modern television, invented by John Logie Baird.
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| 43 | 1926 | - 1926—1926: HISTORY: .Robert H. Goddard invents liquid-fueled rockets.
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| 44 | 1927 | - 1927—1927: HISTORY: .JWA Morrison invents the first quartz crystal watch.
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| 45 | 1928 | - 1928—1928: HISTORY: Penecillin Developed.Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin.
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| 46 | 1929 | - 1929—1929: HISTORY: .American, Paul Galvin invents the car radio.
- 1929—1929: POLITICAL: .Calvin Coolidge president of the USA. Calvin Coolidge, vice president under Warren Harding, sworn in as president the day after Harding dies.
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| 47 | 1931 | - 1931—1931: HISTORY: .Harold Edgerton invented stop-action photography.
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| 48 | 1932 | - 1932—1932: HISTORY: .Polaroid photography invented by Edwin Herbert Land.
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| 49 | 1933 | - 1933—1933: HISTORY: .Frequency modulation (FM radio) invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong.
- 1933—1933: POLITICAL: .Herbert Hoover president of the USA.
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| 50 | 1934 | - 1934—1934: HISTORY: .Charles Darrow claims he invented the game Monopoly.
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| 51 | 1935 | - 1935—1935: HISTORY: .Wallace Carothers and DuPont Labs invents nylon (polymer 6.6.).
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| 52 | 1936 | - 1936—1936: HISTORY: .Bell Labs invents the voice recognition machine.
- 1936—1936: ROYAL: .George V. Ruler of England.
- 20 Jan 1936—10 Dec 1936: ROYAL: Second son of Edward VII, married Princess Mary of Teck..Accession, Jan 20, abdication, Dec 10.
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| 53 | 1937 | - 1937—1937: HISTORY: .Chester F. Carlson invents the photocopier.
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| 54 | 1938 | - 1938—1938: HISTORY: .Ballpoint pen invented by Ladislo Biro.
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| 55 | 1939 | - 1939—1939: HISTORY: .Igor Sikorsky invents the first successful helicopter.
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| 56 | 1940 | - 1940—1940: HISTORY: .Peter Goldmark invents modern color television system.
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| 57 | 1941 | - 1941—1941: NATIVE AMERICAN: COMANCHE WARRIORS AGAIN VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE IN EUROPE, CODE TALKERS USE THE COMANCHE LANGUAGE IN D-DAY INVASION AND PATTON's TANK BATTALION TO SECURE VICTORY FOR ALLIED FORCES DURING WWII..[more]
- 1941—1941: NATIVE AMERICAN: Comanche Warriors again volunteer for service in Europe, Code Talkers use the Comanche Language in D-Day Invasion and Patton's tank battalion to secure victory for allied forces during WWII..
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| 58 | 1943 | - 1943—1943: HISTORY: .Richard James invents the slinky.
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| 59 | 1944 | - 1944—1944: HISTORY: .Kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff.
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| 60 | 1945 | - 1945—1945: HISTORY: .Atomic bomb invented.
- 1945—1945: POLITICAL: .Franklin Roosevelt president of the USA.
- 1945—1945: WAR: World War II .Axis Powers - Germany, Italy, Japan vs. Major Allied Powers - United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia.
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| 61 | 1946 | - 1946—1946: HISTORY: .Microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer.
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| 62 | 1948 | - 1948—1948: HISTORY: .Frisbee invented by Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni.
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| 63 | 1949 | - 1949—1949: HISTORY: .Cake mix invented.
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| 64 | 1950 | - 1950—1950: HISTORY: .First credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider.
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| 65 | 1951 | - 1951—1951: HISTORY: .Super glue invented.
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| 66 | 1952 | - 1952—1952: ROYAL: .George VI. Ruler of England. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917) - 2nd son of George V, Duke of York; married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
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| 67 | 1953 | - 1953—1953: HISTORY: .Radial tires invented.
- 1953—1953: POLITICAL: .Harry Truman president of the USA.
- 1953—1953: WAR: Korean War .United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China.
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| 68 | 1954 | - 1954—1954: HISTORY: .Oral contraceptives invented.
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| 69 | 1955 | - 1955—1955: HISTORY: .Optic fiber invented.
- 1 Nov 1955—15 May 1975: WAR: Vietnam War.In South Vietnam, a tactic has been to bomb villages to discourage support of the Viet Cong. Terrorized children are televised running from the napalm bombing of the village of Trang Bang. Information about the later life of the naked girl with the burned flesh, seen running from her village (see photo), is available through a Wikipedia search for Phan Th? Kim Ph'c.
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| 70 | 1957 | - 1957—1957: HISTORY: .Fortran (computer language) invented.
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| 71 | 1958 | - 1958—1958: HISTORY: .Computer Modem invented.
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| 72 | 1959 | - 1959—1959: HISTORY: .Internal pacemaker invented by Wilson Greatbatch.
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| 73 | 1960 | - 1960—1960: HISTORY: .Halogen lamp invented.
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| 74 | 1961 | - 1961—1961: HISTORY: Bay of Pigs Invasion.United States vs Cuba
- 1961—1961: POLITICAL: .Dwight Eisenhower president of the USA
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| 75 | 1962 | - 1962—1962: HISTORY: .Audio cassette invented.
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| 76 | 1963 | - 1963—22 Nov 1963: POLITICAL: .John F. Kennedy president of the USA.
- 22 Nov 1963—1963: POLITICAL: John F. Kennedy assassinated.by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
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| 77 | 1964 | - 1964—1964: HISTORY: .Acrylic paint invented.
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| 78 | 1965 | - 1965—1965: HISTORY: .Astroturf invented.
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| 79 | 1966 | - 1966—1966: HISTORY: .Electronic Fuel injection for cars invented.
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| 80 | 1967 | - 1967—1967: HISTORY: .First handheld calculator invented.
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| 81 | 1968 | - 1968—1968: HISTORY: .Computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart.
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1884 - 1968 (84 years)