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A steamer notices the lighthouse is not lit and report it to the Northern Lighthouse Board. They send a relief vessel to contact the lighthouse keepers but had no reply. When the relief keeper went to inspect the lighthouse he found the beds unmade, the clock on the kitchen wall stopped, a table set for a meal uneaten, and a live but lone canary left in its cage. And to this day no one knows what happened to the 3 lighthouse keepers. -
Johann Beck struggled to find work in Germany so he set out to go to America. To cut his costs he decided to send himself in a box. For food had a dozen cans of condensed milk, a box of prunes, 36 chocolate bars, coffee in bottles, some bread, sausages, and a little whiskey. Set to be a 14 day voyage across the Atlantic, the trips was extended by two days. which he ran out off. Welp, he made it. -
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The invention of the teddy bear came after an account of a bear hunting trip Theodore Roosevelt was on that led to the inspiration. -
Abandoned by the French in the late 1880s, the United States of America venture set out to continue the construction of the canal.
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Renowned actor Sir Laurence Olivier is born in Dorking, UK. His best work was in Hamlet (1948) winning an Academy Award. -
One of the head figures of the western golden age and America's appeal to macho masculinity, John Wayne was at the forefront. He starred in the likes of "El Dorado," "True Grit" and "Rio Bravo." -
Designed by Artkraft Strauss, the first ball was made of iron and wood. It weighed 700 pounds and had one hundred 25 watt lightbulbs.
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Though automobiles were present since the late 1800s, they were expensive. The ford t model became accessible to the purchasing power of the public. -
A means to act upon worker's rights, land reform and effective suffrage led to a decade long power struggle amongst revolutionaries and to the creation of the constitution of 1917
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With Tuberculosis still raging, president Imogen Rechtin of the World's Health Organization campaigned to stop people kissing those who have consumption to prevent spread. Those with consumption didn't have immediate symptoms, so you could never tell. Members received buttons that stated "KISS NOT" reminding them of the dangers. (the UNs W.H.O. was established in 1948.) -
Tennessee Williams is born in Columbus Mississippi.
Famous works
- The Glass Menagerie (1944)
- A Street Car Named Desire (1947)
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Franz Reichelt, known as the flying tailor, designed an overcoat to fly or float its wearer gently to the ground like the modern parachute. To demonstrate his invention he made a jump of 60 meters from the first deck of the Eiffel Tower, at that time the tallest man-made structure in the world. The parachute failed and Reichelt fell to his death. The jump was recorded by the cameras of the gathered press. -
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With the murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the world is pulled into chaos. Central powers (Germany Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire) waging war on Serbia roped in one country after another. At the end of the war, 15-22 million died to the Great War.
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Written by Susan Glaspell is produced.
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A string of murders frightened the public of New Orleans. At its peak, the Axeman sent a note to the press stating that he would kill again 15 minutes past midnight but would spare those who played jazz in their homes. So, every dance hall in the city was packed as jazz music filled the night.
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A loud thunderclap erupted in the north end of Boston. A 25ft wall of molasses swept through the streets, picking up people and animals as it went. It it covered several blocks in 2-3ft of molasses. 21 people were killed in the incident. -
Agatha Christie's first book is released. -
After years of women's suffrage, the 19th amendment allowed women to vote on state and federal levels.
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- https://www.arthistoryproject.com/artists/pablo-picasso/the-old-guitarist/
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