cken ▁first ▁developed ▁the ▁hole ▁p unch er , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁office ▁tool ▁capable ▁of ▁p unch ing ▁small ▁holes ▁in ▁paper . ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁P ione ering ▁female ▁journalist ▁Nell ie ▁B ly ▁( aka ▁Elizabeth ▁C och rane ) ▁begins ▁a ▁successful ▁attempt ▁to ▁travel ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 8 0 ▁days . ▁She ▁comple tes ▁the ▁trip ▁in ▁ 7 2 ▁days . ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁– ▁A vi ator ▁Eug ene ▁Bur ton ▁E ly ▁performs ▁the ▁first ▁take off ▁from ▁a ▁ship ▁in ▁Ham pton ▁Ro ads , ▁Virginia , ▁taking ▁off ▁from ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁deck ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁B irmingham ▁in ▁a ▁Curt iss ▁push er . ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁becomes ▁a ▁republic . ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁– ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Spain ▁is ▁founded , ▁and ▁issues ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁Mundo ▁ob rero . ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁– ▁The ▁British ▁Broadcast ing ▁Company ▁begins ▁radio ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁– ▁The ▁L ions ▁Gate ▁Bridge , ▁connecting ▁V ancouver ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁region , ▁opens ▁to ▁traffic . ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁World ▁War ▁II : ▁In ▁England , ▁Cov entry ▁is ▁heavily ▁bom bed ▁by ▁German ▁Luft wa ffe ▁bom bers . ▁Cov entry ▁C athedral ▁is ▁almost ▁completely ▁destroyed . ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁– ▁World ▁War