1934 - Dr Frederick Banting co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted 1935 - French Normandie sets Atlantic crossing record of 1077 hours 1935 - One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa, ... 1952 - Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president 1953 - Congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving 1953 - KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, WA (CBS) begins ...
1950 - French expedition reaches top of Himalayan peak of Annapurna in Nepal 1952 - Romanian premier Petru Groza chosen president 1953 - Congress cites research of NYC librarian Robert Henderson in proving 1953 - KVOS TV channel 12 in Bellingham/Vancouver, .... 1911 - Mason Gross, Dr/TV professor (Think Fast, Two for the Money) 1911 - Olaf Okern, Norway, Nordic skier (Olympic-medal-1948) 1911 - Paulette Goddard, [Marion Levy], Switz, actress (Great Dictator) ...
... Patrascanu, N.D. Cocea, Zaharia Stancu, Miron Constantinescu, Preoteasa, Dr. Petru Groza, Iorgu Iordan (cu mentiunea ca acesta nu era ?pursange?, ceea ce nu l-a sa fie, alaturi de evreul Al. Graur, printre cei mai mari lingvisti ai limbii romane). ..... Until World War I, Romania was a land of large estates dominated by its landowners. Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907. After World War I, ...