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Date |
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1 | 1933 | |
2 | 1934 | |
3 | 1935 | |
4 | 1936 | - 1936: UK - Edward VIII, ruler of England 1936. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): Eldest son of George V.
- 1936: UK - BBC starts regular TV broadcasts
- 1936: USA - Dale Carnegie Publishes How to Win Friends and Influence People
- 1936: Germany - Nazi Olympics in Berlin
- 1936: Spain - Spanish Civil War Begins. Germany and Italy help rebels against government, Soviet Union aids government, as do International Brigade with volunteers from European countries and US during period to 1939
- 1936: UK - Arabs attack Jews and British troops and police, riots, strikes, outbursts of great violence, Jews attack Arabs and British, disorder continues through beginning of World War II
- 1936: USA - Bell Labs invents the voice recognition machine.
- 1936: USA - Samuel Colt patents the Colt revolver.
- 1936: Germany - Hitler and Mussolini make Rome-Berlin Axis agreement to conduct aggression together, followed by German agreement with Japan which Italy signs later
- 20 Jan 1936: UK - Death of King George V
- 12 May 1936: UK - George VI, ruler of England 1936-1952. House of Windsor (name adopted Jul 17, 1917): 2nd son of George V, Duke of York; married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon.
- 16 Nov 1936: UK - Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin learns Edward VIII wants to marry twice-divorced Mrs.Simpson and will abdicate if necessary, public storm breaks on 2- 3 December, King abdicates on 5 December, announces 10 December, Abdication Act rushes through 11 December; Duke of York (father of Queen Elizabeth II) becomes George VI
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5 | 1937 | |
6 | 1938 | |
7 | 1939 | |
8 | 1940 | |
9 | 1941 | |
10 | 1942 | |
11 | 1943 | |
12 | 1944 | - 1944: France - D-Day landings
- 1944: France - First German V1 and V2 Rockets Fired
- 1944: Berlin, Germany - Hitler Escapes Assassination Attempt
- 1944: USA - The kidney dialysis machine invented by Willem Kolff.
- 1944: USA - Synthetic cortisone invented by Percy Lavon Julian.
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13 | 1945 | |
14 | 1946 | |
15 | 1947 | |
16 | 1948 | |
17 | 1949 | |
18 | 1950 | |
19 | 1951 | |
20 | 1952 | |
21 | 1953 | |
22 | 1954 | |
23 | 1955 | |
24 | 1956 | |
25 | 1957 | |
26 | 1958 | |
27 | 1959 | |
28 | 1960 | |
29 | 1961 | |
30 | 1962 | |
31 | 1963 | |
32 | 1964 | |
33 | 1965 | |
34 | 1966 | |
35 | 1967 | |
36 | 1968 | |
37 | 1969 | |
38 | 1970 | |
39 | 1971 | |
40 | 1972 | |
41 | 1973 | |
42 | 1974 | |
43 | 1975 | |
44 | 1976 | |
45 | 1977 | |
46 | 1978 | |
47 | 1979 | |
48 | 1980 | |
49 | 1981 | |
50 | 1982 | |
51 | 1983 | |
52 | 1984 | |
53 | 1985 | |
54 | 1986 | |
55 | 1987 | |
56 | 1988 | |
57 | 1989 | |
58 | 1990 | |
59 | 1991 | |
60 | 1992 | - 1992: Waco, TX, USA - Cult Compound in Waco, Texas Raided
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61 | 1993 | |
62 | 1994 | |
63 | 1995 | |
64 | 1996 | |
65 | 1997 | |
66 | 1998 | - 1998: UK - Titanic Most Successful Movie Ever
- 1998: USA - U.S. President Clinton Impeached
- 1998: USA - Viagra on the Market
- 1998: Europe - The Euro the New European Currency
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67 | 1999 | |
68 | 2000 | |
69 | 2001 | |