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Murray Ernest Watson

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   Date  Event(s)
1910 
  • 31 May 1910—31 May 1961: Union of South Africa
    The Union of South Africa came into being with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony. It included the territories that were formerly a part of the South African Republic (1852 to 1902) and the Orange Free State (1854-1902).
1933 
  • 4 Mar 1933—12 Apr 1945: Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt
    32nd President of the USA
1936 
  • 11 Dec 1936—6 Feb 1952: Reign of George VI
    King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India
1939 
  • 1939—1945: World War II
    WWII
1945 
  • 12 Apr 1945—20 Jun 1953: Presidency of Harry S. Truman
    33rd President of the USA
1950 
  • 25 Jun 1950—27 Jul 1953: Korean War
    The Korean War was between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the support of the United Nations, principally from the United States). The war began when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and insurrections in the south. The war ended unofficially in an armistice.
1952 
  • 6 Feb 1952—8 Sep 2022: Reign of Elizabeth II
    Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
1953 
  • 20 Jun 1953—20 Jan 1961: Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
    34th President of the USA
1955 
  • 1 Nov 1955—30 Apr 1975: Vietnam War
    The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies; South Vietnam was supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand, and other anti-communist allies. It included the Laotian Civil War and the Cambodian Civil War, which ended with all three countries becoming communist in 1975.
10 1961 
  • 20 Jan 1961—20 Nov 1963: Presidency of John F. Kennedy
    35th President of the USA
  • 31 May 1961: Republic of South Africa
    South Africa became a republic following a referendum (only open to white voters) which narrowly passed; the British-dominated Natal province largely voted against the proposal.
  • 13 Aug 1961—9 Nov 1989: Berlin Wall
    The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin in Germany. Construction of the wall was commenced by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) and cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany, including East Berlin.
11 1963 
  • 22 Nov 1963—20 Jan 1969: Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
    36th President of the USA
12 1968 
  • 1968—1998: The Troubles of Northern Ireland
    The Troubles was an ethno-nationalist period of conflict that lasted about 30 years, beginning in the late 1960s and is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles mostly took place in Northern Ireland, at times the violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe.
13 1969 
  • 20 Jan 1969—9 Aug 1974: Presidency of Richard Nixon
    37th President of the USA
14 1974 
  • 9 Aug 1974—20 Jan 1977: Presidency of Gerald Ford
    38th President of the USA
15 1977 
  • 20 Jan 1977—20 Jan 1981: Presidency of Jimmy Carter
    39th President of the USA
16 1981 
  • 20 Jan 1981—20 Jan 1989: Presidency of Ronald Reagan
    40th President of the USA
17 1989 
  • 20 Jan 1989—20 Jan 1993: Presidency of George H. W. Bush
    41st President of the USA
18 1993 
  • 20 Jan 1993—20 Jan 2001: Presidency of Bill Clinton
    42nd President of the USA
19 2001 
  • 20 Jan 2001—20 Jan 2009: Presidency of George W. Bush
    43rd President of the USA