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| 1907 |
| January
12th |
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Soviet
space pioneer Sergei Pavlovich Korolev was born. He was
a Soviet aerospace engineer, he was appointed as the Soviet
'Chief Designer' of the Soviet Space Programme. |
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| January
14th |
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An earthquake hit Kingston, Jamaica and killed more than 1,000
people. |
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| February
22nd |
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Baden-Powell
founded the Boy Scout movement. |
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| March
5th |
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The new Russia Duma was opened in St. Petersburg, Russia and
40,000 demonstrators were dispersed by Russian troops. |
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| March
22nd |
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The first time Black cabs in London operate with taxi meters. |
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| May
27th |
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A Bubonic plague outbreak began and hit San Francisco, California. |
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| July
25th |
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Korea
became a protectorate of Japan. |
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| September
26th |
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New
Zealand and Newfoundland acquired dominion status. |
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| November
16th |
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The
Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory became one, Oklahoma,
and was admitted as the 46th U.S. state. |
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The
first plastic, Bakelite, was invented. |
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