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The following events occurred in December 1911: December 1, 1911 (Friday)At Urga (now Ulan Bator), a new Mongolian Empire was declared independent from the Chinese Empire. Chinese officials of the Qing dynasty were expelled from what had been "Outer Mongolia", and set up its own government on the 11th day of the First Winter Month of the year of the Pig. Unlike other provinces of China that would become part of the Republic of China, Mongolia remained a separate nation.James B. McNamara and John J.

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McNamaraJames B. McNamaraJames B. McNamara (1882 – March 8, 1941), also known as J.B. McNamara or JB, was a 20th-century American labor unionist, best known for his involvement in the McNamara Case as the bomber of the Los Angeles Times building.October 1910October 1910The following events occurred in October 1910: October 1, 1910 (Saturday)Twenty-one employees of the Los Angeles Times were killed by the detonation of a time bomb at 1:07 a.m. local time outside of the Times offices.First International Opium ConventionFirst International Opium ConventionThe First International Opium Convention (also called 1912 Opium Convention or Hague Opium Convention) is a former international treaty signed at The Hague in 1912. The conference were an international effort by states to regulate the trade of opium and suppress illicit opium consumption. It was followed in 1925 by the Second International Opium Convention signed in Geneva. BackgroundThe 1912 Opium Convention is often considered the first international drug control treaty.Los Angeles Times bombingLos Angeles Times bombingOn October 1, 1910, union members belonging to the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers (IW) detonated explosives they placed in the Los Angeles Times Building in Los Angeles, California, starting a fire that killed 21 people and injured more than 100 others. It was termed the "crime of the century" by the Los Angeles Times newspaper, which occupied the building.Brooklyn DodgersBrooklyn DodgersNew York baseball team, 1883–1957InformationLeagueNational League (1890–1957)BallparkEbbets Field (1913–1957)Established1883; 143 years ago (1883)Relocated1958; 68 years ago (1958) (to Los Angeles; became the Los Angeles Dodgers)NicknameDem BumsWorld Series championships11955National League pennants12189018991900191619201941194719491952195319551956Chronicle-Telegraph Cup11900Former nameBrooklyn Robins (1914–1931)Brooklyn Dodgers (1913)Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911–1912)Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910)Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896–1898)Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895)Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890)Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887)Brooklyn Atlantics (1884)Brooklyn Grays (1883)Former leagueAmerican Association (1884–1889)Former ballparksWashington Park (II) (1898–1912)Eastern Park (1891–1897)Ridgewood Park (1886–1889)Washington Park (I) (1884–1890)Roosevelt Stadium (1956–1957, part-time)ColorsDodger blue, white Retired numbers141419243942OwnershipList of ownersCharlie Byrne (1883–1897) Ferdinand Abell (1883–1906) George Chauncey (1891–1897) Charles Ebbets (1897–1925) Harry Von der Horst (1899–1904) Ned Hanlon (1899–1906) Henry Medicus (1905–1912) Ed McKeever (1912–1925) Stephen McKeever (1912–1938) Grace Slade Ebbets (1925–1944) Joseph Gilleaudeau (1925–1944) Brooklyn Trust Company (1925–1944) Dearie Mulvey (1938–1957) James Mulvey (1938–1957) Branch Rickey (1945–1950) Walter O'Malley (1945–1957) John L. Smith (1945–1950) Mary Louise Smith (1950–1957) PresidentList of presidentsCharlie Byrne (1890–1897) Charles Ebbets (1898–1925) Ed McKeever (1925) Wilbert Robinson (1925–1930) Frank York (1930–1932) Stephen McKeever (1932–1938) Larry MacPhail (1938–1942) Branch Rickey (1942–1950) Walter O'Malley (1950–1957) General managerList of general managersBranch Rickey (1950) Buzzie Bavasi (1951–1957) ManagerList of managersGeorge Taylor (1884) Charlie Hackett (1885) Charlie Byrne (1885–1887) Bill McGunnigle (1888–1890) John Montgomery Ward (1891–1892) Dave Foutz (1893–1896) Billy Barnie (1897–1898) Mike Griffin (1898) Charles Ebbets (1898) Ned Hanlon (1899–1905) Patsy Donovan (1906–1908) Harry Lumley (1909) Bill Dahlen (1910–1913) Wilbert Robinson (1914–1931) Max Carey (1932–1933) Casey Stengel (1934–1936) Burleigh Grimes (1937–1938) Leo Durocher (1939–1946) Clyde Sukeforth (1947) Burt Shotton (1947) Leo Durocher (1948) Ray Blades (1948) Burt Shotton (1948–1950) Chuck Dressen (1951–1953) Walter Alston (1954–1976) The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays.The HagueThe HagueCity and municipality in the NetherlandsCity and municipality in South Holland, NetherlandsThe Hague (Dutch: Den Haag, short for 's-Gravenhage) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands.Walter AlstonWalter AlstonAmerican baseball player and manager (1911–1984)Baseball playerWalter Emmons Alston (December 1, 1911 – October 1, 1984), nicknamed "Smokey", was an American professional baseball manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who managed the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1954 through 1976, signing 23 one-year contracts with the team.Qing dynastyQing dynastyManchu-led dynasty of China (1644–1912)Chinese nameChinese清朝Dynastic nameChinese大清Literal meaningGreat QingMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicДайчин УлсMongolian scriptᠳᠠᠢᠢᠴᠢᠩᠤᠯᠤᠰManchu nameManchu scriptᡩᠠᡳ᠌ᠴᡳᠩᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨAbkaiDaiqing gurunMöllendorffDaicing gurunClarence DarrowClarence DarrowClarence Seward Darrow (April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer and politician who became famous in the 19th century for high-profile representations of trade union causes, and in the 20th century for several criminal matters, including the Leopold and Loeb murder trial, the Scopes "monkey" trial, and the Ossian Sweet defense.Outer MongoliaOuter MongoliaToday part ofMongoliaRussiaTuva RepublicUlaanbaatarUlaanbaatarCapital and largest city of MongoliaCapital city in MongoliaUlaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.79 million, and is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipality is located in north central Mongolia at an elevation of about 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in a valley on the Tuul River.

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