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February
23th |
The United State leased Guantanamo Bay from the government of Cuba. |
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May
2nd |
American paediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock, was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a very influential person in America, who helped shape the parenting philosophies of the 50's and 60's. His ideas created a lot of controversy and a lot of people became enemies of his ideas of permissiveness. |
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May
3rd |
American singer, Bing Crosby, was born in Tacoma, Washington. He was one of the 20th century's most famous musicians. Only Elvis Presley and The Beatles have comparable music sales. |
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May
9th |
French painter, Paul Gauguin, died at the age of 55 in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. He is probable the most influential painter of the post-Impressionist era. |
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May
29th |
British-born comedian, Bob Hope, was born in London, England. He was one of the all-time great entertainment industry personas of the 20th century. He lived to be over 100 years old and was said to be worth over 1 billion dollars at the time of his death. |
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June
16th |
The Ford Motor company was founded by Henry Ford. |
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June
25th |
British writer, George Orwell, was born in Bihar, India. He was born Eric Arthur Blair and used George Orwell as his pen name. He is considered as one of the best English language writers of the 20th century. His most famous books are Animal Farm and 1984. |
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July
20th |
The first Ford Motors car was shipped from the assembly line. |
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October
1st |
Ukrainian pianist, Vladimir Horowitz, was born in Kiev, Ukraine. He is considered as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. |
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November
13th |
French painter, Camille Pissarro, died at the age of 73. He is considered as the Father of Impressionism. |
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December
17th |
The Wright Brothers made their first powered flight in the Wright Flyer at North Carolina, USA. |
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December
30th |
A fire at a theatre in Chicago, Illinois killed 600 people. |
