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| 0 * Birth * 3 JUN 1865 * London, Uk * 0 * Baptism * 7 JUL 1865 * Windsor, Uk * Type: BAPM, Description: Windsor Castle 0 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1861 AND 1870 * * Most of Virginia joined the Confederacy, although fifty western counties broke off and were admitted to the Union as the state of West Virginia in 1863. Virginia was readmitted to the Union in 1870. 1 * Global TimeLine Event * 1866 * * New treaties with the Five Civilized Tribes realigned boundaries and allowed the federal government to move other tribes there. Almost two million acres were designated as Unassigned Lands in central Oklahoma. 1 * Global TimeLine Event * 1866 * * In exchange for Venezia, Italy supported Prussia in its war against Austria. A month later, Prussia defeated Austria, and Venezia became part of the Kingdom of Italy. Civil registration became law. 1 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1865 AND 1867 * * Approximately 100 settlers and an unknown number of Native Americans were killed during the Black Hawk Indian War. Attacks were primarily centered in the Sanpete and Sevier valleys, causing the temporary abandonment of a number of settlements. 1 * Global TimeLine Event * 1866 * Vancouver Island * The colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were united. 1 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1866 AND 1867 * * French troops were withdrawn from Mexico. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * The Province of Nova Scotia was formed, being one of the original four provinces to join the Confederation. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * The first railroad was built from the Mississippi River to Council Bluffs. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * Many of the remaining Indian tribes agreed to leave Kansas and move to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Indian skirmishes continued in Kansas until 1878. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * The Province of Ontario was formed from Canada West and joined the Confederation when the Dominion of Canada was created, uniting Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * The United States purchased Alaska from Russia. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * Nebraska became a state. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * The Dominion of Canada was created, uniting the four provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * The Province of New Brunswick was formed, being one of the original four provinces to join the Confederation. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * * Canada East was renamed Qu bec and became one of the four original provinces of the Dominion of Canada. 2 * Global TimeLine Event * 1867 * Canada * The Dominion of Canada was created, uniting the four provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. 2 * Birth * 26 MAY 1867 * London, Uk * Mary Of Teck 3 * Global TimeLine Event * 1868 * * Wyoming Territory was created, primarily from Dakota Territory. It included small portions from Utah and Idaho territories. 3 * Global TimeLine Event * 1868 * Victoria * Victoria became the capital of both former colonies. 3 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1867 AND 1869 * * The transcontinental Union Pacific Railway was built through southern Wyoming. The towns of Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Green River, and Evanston sprang up along its route. 3 * Global TimeLine Event * 1868 * * South Carolina was readmitted to the Union. Districts were now called counties. 4 * Global TimeLine Event * 1869 * Canada * Rupert's Land was bought from the Hudson s Bay Company and organized into the Northwest Territories. The problems over the terms of this transfer caused the Red River Rebellion under Louis Riel. 4 * Global TimeLine Event * 1869 * * The Church of Ireland ceased to be recognized as the state church. 4 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1858 AND 1880 * * A series of Indian conflicts continued until the Indians were assigned to reservations. 4 * Global TimeLine Event * 1869 * * Completion of the transcontinental railroad gave California a direct connection with the East. Great numbers of Chinese were imported to work on this railroad. 4 * Global TimeLine Event * 1869 * * The first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory Point near Brigham City, bringing an influx of settlers to Utah. 5 * Global TimeLine Event * 1870 * * Railroad links between Denver and Cheyenne and between Denver and Kansas City connected Colorado with the east and west coasts. 5 * Global TimeLine Event * 1870 * Winnipeg * The Province of Manitoba was formed, comprising only the vicinity of Winnipeg. 5 * Global TimeLine Event * 1870 * Alsace-Lorraine * Franco-Prussian War. Alsace-Lorraine annexed by Germany. 5 * Global TimeLine Event * 1870 * * The Franco-Prussian War forced France to withdraw its troops from Rome. Italian troops conquered all of Rome except for the Vatican. 5 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1870 * Prince Edward Island * The Dominion of Canada stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans as new lands and territories were added. The provinces of British Columbia (1871) and Prince Edward Island (1873) joined the confederation. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * 1871 * Georgetown * Congress changed the city's status to a federal territory. Georgetown was merged into the city of Washington. The boundaries of Washington became coextensive with those of the District of Columbia. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * 1871 * * Fire destroyed much of Chicago and its public records. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1871 * * Church settlers established additional communities in the adjacent states of Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. The coal mining industry that began in the 1870s and steadily increased until the 1920s attracted thousands of new immigrants to eastern Utah. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * 1871 * Elsas-Lothringen * Franco-Prussian War. Elsa -Lothringen came under German rule. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * 1871 * Duluth, Minnesota * White settlement began in earnest in northern Dakota when railroads reached the Red River from St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * 1871 * * The capital of Italy moves from Florence to Rome. 6 * Global TimeLine Event * 20 jul 1871 * Columbia Canada * The Province of British Columbia was formed on 20 July 1871. 7 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1872 * * Industrial expansion in West Virginia attracted Black immigrants from southern states and European immigrants from overseas. 7 * Global TimeLine Event * 1872 * * Railroads crossed the territory. 8 * Global TimeLine Event * 1873 * * The Province of Prince Edward Island was formed and became part of the Dominion of Canada. 8 * Global TimeLine Event * 1873 * * Iowa, known as the Hawkeye State and the Corn State, experienced financial depressions. 8 * Global TimeLine Event * 1873 * Winnipeg * Winnipeg was incorporated as a city. 8 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1850 AND 1896 * * The Utah Territory was organized to include parts of what is now Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah. The area was reduced by the creation of the territories of Nevada and Colorado in 1861 and Wyoming in 1868. 8 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1873 * * The Dominion of Canada stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans as new lands and territories were added. The provinces of British Columbia (1871) and Prince Edward Island (1873) joined confederation. 9 * Global TimeLine Event * 1874 * * Preu en introduced civil registration 9 * Global TimeLine Event * 1874 * * Discovery of gold in the Black Hills led to the opening of that area to white settlement in 1876. About 20,000 people came to South Dakota, but many left after a few months or years. The peak year of the gold rush was 1877. 9 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1874 * * Most Indians were removed to the Indian Territory in present-day eastern Oklahoma. Some escaped to Mexico. 9 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1862 AND 1887 * * A series of federal laws were passed to discourage the practice of polygamy. These had a tremendous impact on the people of Utah and their record keeping practices. They included the Morrill Act of 1862, the Poland Act of 1874, the Edmunds Act of 1882, and the most far-reaching act, the Edmunds-Tucker Act of 1887. 9 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1874 AND 1875 * Alberta Canada * North West Mounted Police established Fort Macleod and Fort Calgary. 10 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1840 AND 1910 * * Germans, Irish, Scandinavians, Mennonites, and Poles came to rural Indiana for good, inexpensive farmland. 10 * Global TimeLine Event * 1875 * * The territories were organized under the federal government. 10 * Global TimeLine Event * 1875 * * The Land Purchase Act ended the tenure system of 1767. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * 1876 * * A law was passed requiring Church of Ireland registers to be stored in the Public Record Office, Dublin. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * 1876 * * The railway linking St. John with Montreal and Halifax was completed. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * 1876 * * Civil registration was required throughout Germany and began wherever it was not already in effect. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * 1876 * Halifax * The railway from Halifax to Quebec was completed. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * 1876 * * Colorado became a state. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * 1876 * * Civil registration was required throughout Germany and began wherever it was not already in effect. 11 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1876 AND 1877 * Alberta Canada * Territorial rights acquired from the Indians by treaty. 12 * Global TimeLine Event * 1877 * Manitoba Canada * The University of Manitoba was founded. 12 * Global TimeLine Event * 1877 * * A great fire in St. John left many homeless. 13 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1876 AND 1880 * * Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico. 13 * Global TimeLine Event * 1878 * * The 1876 storage law was amended to allow Church of Ireland ministers with suitable storage facilities to retain their records. 15 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1870 AND 1890 * * A period of rapid settlement occurred as homesteaders, chiefly from Germany, Sweden, and Norway, moved into the western and southwestern parts of Minnesota. 15 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1880 * * Mining booms in the north and the coming of the railroads to the south brought new settlers. 15 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1870 AND 1890 * * Nebraska's greatest population growth occurred in the post-Civil War boom as settlers arrived from the eastern United States and northern Europe. 15 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1870 AND 1890 * * The post-Civil War boom brought thousands of settlers to obtain land under the Homestead Act, which was passed in 1862. 16 * Global TimeLine Event * 1881 * Spokane * The Northern Pacific Railway reached Spokane. 16 * Global TimeLine Event * 1881 * Manitoba Canada * The original province was enlarged, comprising the southern portion of today s Manitoba. 16 * Global TimeLine Event * 1881 * * Western Colorado was officially opened to white settlement after most of the Ute Indians had been moved to reservations in Utah. 16 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1881 * * Railroads first crossed Montana. The population of the territory was about 40,000. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1878 AND 1886 * * The eastern region was settled in the first Dakota boom era. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * 1882 * * Married women were given the right to use and dispose of their own property. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * 1882 * Alberta Canada * The southern region of the Northwest Territories was divided into four districts; one was named Alberta. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * 1882 * * Studebaker wagon factory began to attract foreign workers to South Bend. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1850 AND 1914 * * Emigration continued, which helped to stabilize the economy. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * 1882 * Regina * The North West Mounted Police headquartered at Regina. 17 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1878 AND 1887 * * The building of railroads in the region stimulated the great Dakota land boom, bringing settlers to most of the area east of the Missouri River. 18 * Global TimeLine Event * 1883 * Alberta Canada * Canadian Pacific Railway's main line was completed across Alberta. 18 * Global TimeLine Event * 1883 * Oregon * The Northern Pacific Railway reached Oregon. 19 * Global TimeLine Event * 1884 * * Congress passed the first Organic Act, providing a governor and federal courts for Alaska. 19 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1862 AND 1907 * * Twenty-four counties in southern and western North Carolina suffered major losses of records, mostly due to fire and war. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1880 AND 1890 * * Members of the Church, primarily from Utah, Idaho, and Arizona, established communities in Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico, and Alberta, Canada. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * 1885 * Canada * The Canadian Pacific Railroad was completed to the coast. Many immigrants began to settle in southern Saskatchewan. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * 1885 * Canada * The Northwest Rebellion occurred. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1870 AND 1900 * * The post-Civil War boom brought many settlers to Florida, as developers from the North built railroads and resorts. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1880 AND 1890 * * As the Comstock Lode declined, the state's population fell from 62,000 to 47,000. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * 1885 * * The Northwest Rebellion began. 20 * Global TimeLine Event * 1 jan 1885 * Berlin * Congo Free State 20 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1884 AND 1887 * * A railroad rate war (1884) and a California real estate boom caused a new wave of overland immigration. 21 * Global TimeLine Event * 1886 * Manitoba Canada * Canadian Pacific Railway s main line reached Manitoba. 23 * Global TimeLine Event * 1888 * * The transcontinental railroads reached Washington and brought a great influx of settlers. 24 * Global TimeLine Event * 1889 * * Montana became a state. 24 * Global TimeLine Event * 1889 * * The Dakota Territory was divided, and both North and South Dakota were admitted to the Union. 24 * Global TimeLine Event * 1889 * * Washington became a state. Seattle was the largest city and the chief supply point for the gold rush to the Yukon territory in Alaska. 24 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1877 AND 1901 * * South African (Boer) Wars. The first Anglo-Boer War led to South African independence in 1881. The second Anglo-Boer War (1898-1901) led to the unification of South Africa in 1910. 24 * Global TimeLine Event * 1889 * * The federal government purchased the Unassigned Lands from the Indians and opened them for white settlement. The first land rush attracted about 50,000 people. For historical accounts of the land run of 1889, see Stan Hoig, The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1984; FHL book 976.6 H2hs). 24 * Global TimeLine Event * 1889 * * South Dakota was separated from North Dakota and became a state. 24 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1877 AND 1902 * * The Boer Wars occured. The first Anglo-Boer War led to South African independence in 1881. The second Anglo-Boer War (1899 1902) led to the unification of South Africa in 1910. 25 * Global TimeLine Event * 1890 * * Wyoming became a state. 25 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1870 AND 1910 * * The non-Indian population of Arizona increased from fewer than 10,000 to over 200,000 as settlers moved in from many states and countries. 25 * Global TimeLine Event * 1890 * * Colorado's population exceeded 400,000 when the last major gold strike was made at Cripple Creek. 25 * Global TimeLine Event * 1890 * * Idaho became a state. 25 * Global TimeLine Event * 1890 * * Wilford Woodruff, President of the Church, made a proclamation that became known as the Manifesto. This advised Latter-day Saints to refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land (Official Declaration 1). 25 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1890 * * Oil and gas development in Indiana increased the shift away from rural agriculture toward an urban, industrial economy. 25 * Global TimeLine Event * 1890 * * The Canadian Pacific Railway from Moncton to Montreal was completed. 26 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1870 AND 1912 * Canada * Large portions of the Northwest Territories were later removed to create the provinces of Manitoba (1870), Saskatchewan (1905), Alberta (1905), and the Yukon Territory (1898) and to add to the areas of Manitoba (1880, 1912), Ontario (1912), and Quebec (1912). 26 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1879 AND 1904 * * The coming of the railroad stimulated settlement in eastern and southern New Mexico. Conflicting land claims led to disputes among ranchers, homesteaders, and the old Spanish families. The claims were finally settled in 1904. 27 * Global TimeLine Event * 1892 * St. John's * St. John s was destroyed by a second great fire. 28 * Global TimeLine Event * 1893 * * 100,000 immigrants were attracted to northwestern Oklahoma when the Cherokee Outlet lands were opened. 28 * Global TimeLine Event * 1893 * * Iowa, known as the Hawkeye State and the Corn State, experienced financial depressions. 28 * Marriage * 6 JUL 1893 * London, Uk * Mary Of Teck 29 * Global TimeLine Event * 1894 * Hawaii * The Republic of Hawaii was established after the Monarchy was dethroned in 1893. 30 * Birth * 14 DEC 1895 * Norfolk, Uk * George VI Windsor 31 * Global TimeLine Event * 1896 * * Utah was admitted on 4 January as the forty-fifth state. At this time the probate courts were abolished, and the responsibilities of the federal district courts were transferred to state district courts. 31 * Global TimeLine Event * 1896 * * The Klondike Gold Strike started a rush to the Canadian Yukon Territory. Gold was discovered at Nome in 1899 and at Fairbanks in 1902. 32 * Global TimeLine Event * 1897 * * An oil boom began at Bartlesville, and thousands of new settlers arrived. 32 * Global TimeLine Event * 1897 * * A railroad was completed across the island. 32 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1884 AND 1911 * * Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico. 33 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1890 AND 1906 * * The Organic Act of 1890 established the Oklahoma Territory. This act organized seven counties in the Unassigned Lands and the Oklahoma panhandle (No Man's Land) and provided for the organization of additional counties as Indian governments were discontinued and surplus land was opened to settlers. During this time, the Oklahoma Territory expanded to fill western Oklahoma by gradually absorbing the following areas: Several reservations in central Oklahoma (1891) Cheyenne and Arapaho land (1892) The Cherokee Outlet (1893) Greer County (1896) Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache lands (1901 and 1906) The eastern portion of the area continued as Indian Territory. 33 * Global TimeLine Event * 1898 * USA * Over 300,000 men were involved in the Spanish-American War, which was fought mainly in Cuba and the Philippines. 33 * Global TimeLine Event * 1898 * Hawaii * Hawaii was annexed by the United States. 33 * Global TimeLine Event * 1898 * * Brooklyn (Kings), established in 1683; New York (Manhattan), established in 1683; Queens, established in 1683; and Staten Island (Richmond), established in 1683. All these areas were incorporated as boroughs of New York City. 34 * Global TimeLine Event * 1899 * * More than seven thousand Doukhobors from the Crimea immigrated into southern Saskatchewan. 35 * Global TimeLine Event * 1900 * * The discovery of silver at Tonopah, soon followed by gold strikes at Goldfield and the discovery of copper at Ely, led to a new mining boom that lasted until after World War I. 35 * Global TimeLine Event * 1900 * Hawaii * The Territory of Hawaii was established. 35 * Global TimeLine Event * 1900 * * The glass industry near Muncie started to attract thousands of skilled Walloon glass workers from Belgium. 36 * Global TimeLine Event * 1901 * * The oil boom attracted many new residents. 36 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1882 AND 1920 * * The southern region of the Northwest Territories was divided into four districts; two were named Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. They covered the southern half of today s Saskatchewan. 37 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1895 AND 1910 * Big Horn Basin * The Carey Act of 1894 provided for the reclamation and homesteading of desert land and stimulated new settlements in northern Wyoming. Mormons established towns in the Big Horn Basin. 39 * Global TimeLine Event * 1904 * South Bend * Studebaker began manufacturing electric automobiles and recruiting more foreign laborers to South Bend. 39 * Global TimeLine Event * 1904 * * The Kinkaid Homestead Act opened the last rangeland in northwestern Nebraska to settlement. 39 * Global TimeLine Event * 1 dec 1904 * London * The 1904 report of Edmund Dene Morel about Congo 40 * Global TimeLine Event * 1905 * * Norway dissolved the union with Sweden. 40 * Global TimeLine Event * 1905 * * The Province of Saskatchewan was formed. 40 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1900 AND 1910 * * Reclamation projects brought another wave of settlement to the former desert lands of southern Idaho. 40 * Global TimeLine Event * 1905 * Alberta Canada * The Province of Alberta was formed. 41 * Global TimeLine Event * 1906 * * U.S. Steel built large mills. Many eastern Europeans came to the new mill town of Gary. 41 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1898 AND 1915 * * Additional lands were settled in a second Dakota boom. The peak year for new homesteads was 1906. 42 * Global TimeLine Event * 1907 * * The University of Saskatchewan was founded in Saskatoon. 43 * Global TimeLine Event * 1908 * Alberta Canada * The University of Alberta was founded 43 * Global TimeLine Event * 15 nov 1908 * Brussels * Congo becomes property of Belgium 45 * Death * 6 MAY 1910 * London, Uk * Edward VII Saxe-coburg Gotha 46 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1911 AND 1912 * * After a war with Turkey, Italy gained Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, and Tripoli. 47 * Global TimeLine Event * 1912 * Manitoba Canada * The Province of Manitoba was enlarged to its present boundaries. 47 * Global TimeLine Event * 1912 * * Arizona became a state. 47 * Global TimeLine Event * 1912 * Hudson Bay, Canada * Provincial boundaries were extended to the Hudson Bay and Hudson Strait. 47 * Global TimeLine Event * 1912 * * New Mexico became a state. 47 * Global TimeLine Event * 1912 * * Congress passed the second Organic Act, establishing Alaska as a U.S. territory and providing for a territorial legislature. 49 * Global TimeLine Event * 1914 * Bronx * Bronx was incorporated as the fifth borough of New York City. 49 * Global TimeLine Event * 1914 * * World War I started. Sweden was neutral. 49 * Global TimeLine Event * 28 jul 1914 * Belgium * Start of World War I in Belgium 50 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1910 AND 1920 * * Many Mexcians immigrated to the United States during the Revolutionary period. The U.S. Department of State warned all Americans to withdraw from Mexico and set up border patrols.. Relations between the United States and Mexico were strained due to a conflict over control of the oil industry. 50 * Global TimeLine Event * 1915 * * A new constitution establishes a two-chamber parliament elected by universal suffrage. 51 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1914 AND 1918 * * First World War. About 35,000 Welsh servicemen died. 51 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1914 AND 1918 * * About 3 million English troops served in World War I. 750,000 died. 51 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1914 AND 1918 * * World War I. Elsa -Lothringen was returned to France. Northern Schleswig-Holstein was returned to Denmark. Posen and parts of Schlesien and Westpreu en were ceded to Poland. Northern tip was given of Ostpreu en goes to Lithuania. 51 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1914 AND 1918 * * During World War I, more than 628,000 Canadians joined the armed forces. Two-thirds served overseas; 60,661 died. 51 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1915 AND 1918 * * Italy sided with the Allies in World War I and gained Trentino and Trieste from Austria-Hungary. 52 * Global TimeLine Event * 1917 * * A French ship collided with a Norwegian steamer. The collision caused an explosion of TNT, explosive acid, and benzine. A large part of the northern section of Halifax was destroyed. 52 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1917 AND 1918 * * More than 26 million men from the United States ages 18 through 45 registered with the Selective Service for World War I, and over 4.7 million American men and women served during the war. 53 * Global TimeLine Event * 11 nov 1918 * Belgium * End of World War I in Belgium 54 * Global TimeLine Event * 1919 * * Voting rights were given to women. 55 * Global TimeLine Event * 1920 * * After a referendum, northern Schleswig is returned to Denmark. 55 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1919 AND 1922 * * Civil strife resulted in 1,468 deaths. A treaty, signed on 7 January 1922, split Ireland into the predominantly Catholic Republic of Ireland and the predominantly Protestant Northern Ireland. 57 * Global TimeLine Event * 1922 * * King Victor Emmanuel III made Benito Mussolini the premier of Italy. By 1925 Mussolini reigned as dictator. 57 * Global TimeLine Event * 1922 * * Irish Civil War. Irregulars of the Irish Republican Army opposed to the 1922 treaty occupied the Four Courts building where many Irish records were housed. The building was burned and many records destroyed. A separate record repository was established for Northern Ireland. The Public Record Office, Dublin, burned, destroying many Church of Ireland parish records and other documents of genealogical value. 57 * Global TimeLine Event * 1922 * * Wales became a province of the Church of England. It has since become known as the Church in Wales. There is now an Archbishop of Wales and bishops presiding over six Welsh dioceses. 58 * Marriage * 26 APR 1923 * London, Uk * George VI Windsor 60 * Death * 20 NOV 1925 * Norfolk, Uk * Alexandra Of Denmark 62 * Global TimeLine Event * 1927 * * The Labrador region (from the Atlantic Ocean to the watershed line) was given to Newfoundland. 62 * Global TimeLine Event * 1927 * Labrador * The coast of Labrador was awarded to Newfoundland. 65 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1930 * * Iowa, known as the Hawkeye State and the Corn State, experienced financial depressions. 65 * Global TimeLine Event * ABT 1930 * * The Great Depression closed many factories and mills. Many small farms were abandoned, and many families moved to cities. 66 * Global TimeLine Event * BET 1905 AND 1957 * * Prince Carl Fredrik of Denmark (named Hakon VII) was elected king of Norway. He ruled as a constitutional monarch. 69 * Global TimeLine Event * 1934 * * A royal commission began governing Newfoundland. 71 * Global TimeLine Event * 1936 * * Italy conquered Ethiopia. 71 * Death * 20 JAN 1936 * Norfolk, Uk * 71 * Burial * 29 JAN 1936 * Windsor, Uk * Type: BURI, Description: St. George's Chapel |
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