1921
Standard Oil Compromise Negotiated
Helps negotiate a compromise with Standard Oil interests over participation in Persian petroleum ventures.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at United States of America in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Helps negotiate a compromise with Standard Oil interests over participation in Persian petroleum ventures.
Works with American cryptographic specialists on high-speed Bombe technology for attacking Enigma traffic.
Scores his first United States top-ten single with a cover of The Letter.
Launches the large-scale Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour with an ensemble assembled by Leon Russell.
Takes You Are So Beautiful into the United States top ten and establishes it as one of his signature recordings.
Up Where We Belong reaches number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Records the duet Up Where We Belong with Jennifer Warnes for the film An Officer and a Gentleman.
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