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Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:12 pm

Eg - 1966 - EWWC = England win world cup

1901 - QVD
1904 - WBMFF
1905 - AEPTTOR
1908 - HFDTFMT
1912 - TSOMV
1914 - WWOB
1915 - LSBGS
1919 - TOVSBAAG
1921 - VDAEID
1922 - HCDTT
1925 - JLBIT
1928 - AFDP
1930 - FWCTPIU
1931 - ESBC
1934 - AHBGF
1939 - WWTB
1940 - WCBBPM
1941 - JAUAPH
1947 - HFD
1948 - GAIND
1955 - WCR
1957 - RLSO
1959 - FCAPOC
1961 - YGFMIS
1969 - NAFMOM
1970 - TBSU
1977 - SWRIC
1980 - JLSD
1989 - SRPSV
1997 - PDDIPCC
1998 - EAOSC

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Re: Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:16 pm

1939 World War Two Begins
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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:17 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:16 pm
1939 World War Two Begins
Which should have got 1914 for you
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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm

1901 Queen Victoria Dies
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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm

1914 WW1 begins
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Post by Greenmile » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm

First two are Queen Victoria Dies & Wilbur Bros. make first flight.
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Re: Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:17 pm
Which should have got 1914 for you
I'm scanning through them all randomly.

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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm

69 Neil Armstrong First Man on Moon
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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm

1901 - Queen Victoria dies
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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:19 pm

62 Yuri Gagarin First man in Space
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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:21 pm

1970 - The Beatles split up
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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:21 pm

80 John Lennon Shot dead

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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:22 pm

55 Winston Churchill Resigns
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Post by TheFamilyCat » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:23 pm

Although it's obvious from the years, the start of the wars are easy to miss as they are usually referred to as WW1 and WW2 rather than WWO/WWT.

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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:23 pm

1930 Football World Cup Took Place In Uruguay

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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:25 pm

1905 - Albert Einstein proposes the theory of relativity

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Re: Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by tiger76 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:25 pm

1901 - QVD-the death of Queen Victoria
1904 - WBMFF
1905 - AEPTTOR
1908 - HFDTFMT
1912 - TSOMV-Titanic sinks on it's maiden voyage
1914 - WWOB-WW1 out break
1915 - LSBGS
1919 - TOVSBAAG
1921 - VDAEID
1922 - HCDTT
1925 - JLBIT
1928 - AFDP
1930 - FWCTPIU-first football world cup in Uruguay
1931 - ESBC
1934 - AHBGF
1939 - WWTB-WW2 out break
1940 - WCBBPM
1941 - JAUAPH
1947 - HFD
1948 - GAIND-Gandhi wins Indian independence
1955 - WCR
1957 - RLSO
1959 - FCAPOC
1961 - YGFMIS
1969 - NAFMOM
1970 - TBSU
1977 - SWRIC
1980 - JLSD
1989 - SRPSV-fall of the Berlin Wall?
1997 - PDDIPCC
1998 - EAOSC

I'm stumped by the rest,i'll leave it to FF.

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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:25 pm

1961 Yuri Gagarin First Man In Space
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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:25 pm

34 Adolf Hitlerbecomes German Fuhrer
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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:26 pm

1908 - Henry Ford develops the Ford Model T
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Post by ClaretTony » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:28 pm

1997 - Princess Diana dies in Paris car crash
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Re: Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by tiger76 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:29 pm

Greenmile wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:18 pm
First two are Queen Victoria Dies & Wilbur Bros. make first flight.
I though it was the Wright Bros,and in that case it would be 1903,just to be pedantic :)

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Re: Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:30 pm

1977 I know this is when the first Star Wars was shown, but not sure on the RIC, if that's the answer.

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Re: Can you name these 20th century events?

Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:32 pm

40.Winston Churchill Battle of Britain Prime Minister ?
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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:32 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:30 pm
1977 I know this is when the first Star Wars was shown, but not sure on the RIC, if that's the answer.
RIC = released in cinemas

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Post by FactualFrank » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:33 pm

Leisure wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:32 pm
RIC = released in cinemas
Ah yes.

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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:33 pm

41 Japan attacks US at Pearl Harbour
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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:34 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:23 pm
1930 Football World Cup Took Place In Uruguay
F = First

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Post by jamesisaburyfan » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:34 pm

1919 - Treaty of Versailles signed by Allies and Germany
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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:34 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:25 pm
1905 - Albert Einstein proposes the theory of relativity
P = publishes

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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:37 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:25 pm


1948 - GAIND-Gandhi wins Indian independence - GAIND

1989 - SRPSV-fall of the Berlin Wall? - No

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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:40 pm

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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:46 pm

47 Henry Ford dies
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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:46 pm

So still looking for -
1921 - VDAEID
1922 - HCDTT
1925 - JLBIT
1928 - AFDP
1948 - GAIND
1957 - RLSO
1989 - SRPSV
1998 - EAOSC
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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:47 pm

15.Lusitania sunk by German Sub
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Post by randomclaret2 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:49 pm

31 Empire state Building completed
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Post by lakedistrictclaret » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:50 pm

1940 Winston Churchill Becomes British Prime Minister
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Post by tiger76 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:51 pm

1940-Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister

Although i thought someone already got that one.

1948-granting of Indian independence?

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Post by Clarets4me » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:52 pm

1940 - Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
1947 - Henry Ford Dies ?
1948 - Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi
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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:53 pm

So still looking for -
1921 - VDAEID
1922 - HCDTT
1925 - JLBIT
1928 - AFDP
1957 - RLSO
1989 - SRPSV
1998 - EAOSC

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Post by Rowls » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:56 pm

1957 - Russia Launches Sputnik into Orbit?
1957 - Russian Launch of Satellite OK?
1957 - Russian Lunch Selebrates Orbit?

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Post by Rowls » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:57 pm

1989 - Soviet Republic Passes Separation Vote?

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Post by tiger76 » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:57 pm

1998-Euro adopted official standard currency

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Post by Rowls » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:58 pm

1925 John Logie Baird Invents Television!
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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:59 pm

Rowls wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:56 pm
1957 - Russia Launches Sputnik into Orbit?
1957 - Russian Launch of Satellite OK?
1957 - Russian Lunch Selebrates Orbit?
Nearly but not quite!

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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:00 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:57 pm
1998-Euro adopted official standard currency
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Close but not quite.

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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:00 pm

Rowls wrote:
Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:57 pm
1989 - Soviet Republic Passes Separation Vote?
Nope.

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Post by Leisure » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:02 pm

So still looking for -
1921 - VDAEID could also be VDAEAD
1922 - HCDTT
1928 - AFDP
1957 - RLSO
1989 - SRPSV
1998 - EAOSC

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Post by Rowls » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:05 pm

1957 - Russians launch successful orbital
1957 - Russia launches sputnik orbital

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Post by Rowls » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:07 pm

1998 Euro Adopted Official Single Currency

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