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1831
| 1831 • The Hunchback of Notre Dame is first published by Victor Hugo. |
1854
Oct 8
Age: 23y
| 1854 • The British recognize the independence of the Orange Free State; its official independence is declared 6 days later. |
1856
Age: 25y
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residenceOsage, Mitchell, Iowa, USA ⇓ They are living with 10 other people, and Albert Conine is working as a lawyer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South. |
1860
Age: 29y
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residenceElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ They are living right next door to John and Mary Lowry. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers. |
1862
Aug 15
Age: 31y
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militaryElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ He was a farmer at the time, and drafted into the Civil War, the same as John Lowry and George T. Lowry. Enlisted in Company K, Iowa 26th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 06 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war. |
1870
Age: 39y
| 1870 • The German Commerzbank is founded in Hamburg. |
1891
Age: 59y
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residenceLeavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA ⇓ He was admitted to a U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. It mentions that he was working as a wagon maker, married possibly for a second time, as well as gives information on his military history. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1891 • The C.A. Peñarol is founded in Montevideo under the name of the CURCC (Central Uruguay Railway Cricket Club). |