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| 1 | 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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| 2 | 1912 | - 1912—1912: HISTORY: .Motorized movie cameras invented, and replaced hand-cranked cameras.
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| 3 | 1913 | - 1913—1913: HISTORY: .Crossword puzzle invented by Arthur Wynne.
- 1913—1913: POLITICAL: William Taft President.
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| 4 | 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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| 5 | 1915 | - 1915—1915: HISTORY: .Eugene Sullivan and William Taylor co-invented Pyrex in New York City.
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| 6 | 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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| 7 | 1917 | - 17 Jul 1917—1917: ROYAL: House of Windsor name adopted. .
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| 8 | 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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| 9 | 1919 | - 1919—1919: HISTORY: .Pop-up toaster invented by Charles Strite.
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| 10 | 1920 | - 1920—1920: HISTORY: Tommy Gun patented by John T Thompson..
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| 11 | 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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| 12 | 1922 | - 1922—1922: HISTORY: .Insulin invented by Sir Frederick Grant Banting.
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| 13 | 1923 | - 1923—1923: HISTORY: .Garrett A. Morgan invents a traffic signal.
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| 14 | 1924 | - 1924—1924: HISTORY: .Dynamic loudspeaker invented by Rice and Kellogg.
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| 15 | 1925 | - 1925—1925: HISTORY: .Mechanical television a precursor to the modern television, invented by John Logie Baird.
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| 16 | 1926 | - 1926—1926: HISTORY: .Robert H. Goddard invents liquid-fueled rockets.
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| 17 | 1927 | - 1927—1927: HISTORY: .JWA Morrison invents the first quartz crystal watch.
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| 18 | 1928 | - 1928—1928: HISTORY: Penecillin Developed.Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin.
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| 19 | 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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| 20 | 1931 | - 1931—1931: HISTORY: .Harold Edgerton invented stop-action photography.
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| 21 | 1932 | - 1932—1932: HISTORY: .Polaroid photography invented by Edwin Herbert Land.
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| 22 | 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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| 23 | 1934 | - 1934—1934: HISTORY: .Charles Darrow claims he invented the game Monopoly.
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| 24 | 1935 | - 1935—1935: HISTORY: .Wallace Carothers and DuPont Labs invents nylon (polymer 6.6.).
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| 25 | 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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| 26 | 1937 | - 1937—1937: HISTORY: .Chester F. Carlson invents the photocopier.
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| 27 | 1938 | - 1938—1938: HISTORY: .Ballpoint pen invented by Ladislo Biro.
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| 28 | 1939 | - 1939—1939: HISTORY: .Igor Sikorsky invents the first successful helicopter.
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| 29 | 1940 | - 1940—1940: HISTORY: .Peter Goldmark invents modern color television system.
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| 30 | 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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| 31 | 1943 | - 1943—1943: HISTORY: .Richard James invents the slinky.
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| 32 | 1944 | - 1944—1944: HISTORY: .Kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff.
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| 33 | 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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| 34 | 1946 | - 1946—1946: HISTORY: .Microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer.
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| 35 | 1948 | - 1948—1948: HISTORY: .Frisbee invented by Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni.
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| 36 | 1949 | - 1949—1949: HISTORY: .Cake mix invented.
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| 37 | 1950 | - 1950—1950: HISTORY: .First credit card (Diners) invented by Ralph Schneider.
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| 38 | 1951 | - 1951—1951: HISTORY: .Super glue invented.
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| 39 | 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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| 40 | 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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1911 - 1953 (41 years)