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1801
| 1801 • Washington, D.C. is placed under the jurisdiction of the Congress of the United States. |
1828
Oct 29
Age: 27y
marriageAmbrose Morton Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1828 • Decembrist revolution (Argentina): Juan Lavalle, returning to Buenos Aires with troops that fought in the Cisplatine War, deposes the provincial governor Manuel Dorrego, reigniting the Argentine Civil War. |
1830
Age: 29y
| 1830 • The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens, the world's first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives. |
1830
Mar
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Bourne Morton Madison County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • January 27 – Webster–Hayne debate: Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina debates the question of states' rights vs. federal authority with Daniel Webster of Massachusetts in the United States Congress. |
1837
May 28
Age: 36y
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birth of childBenjamin Davis Morton Madison County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1837 • The city of Houston, is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. |
1840
Age: 39y
| 1840 • Louis Agassiz publishes his Etudes sur les glaciers ("Study on Glaciers", 2 volumes), the first major scientific work to propose that the Earth has seen an ice age. |
1840
Mar 27
Age: 39y
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birth of childSusan Jane Morton Madison County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Britain issues the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp. |
after
Age: 69y
1870
Age: 69y
| 1870 • Louisa Ann Swain of Laramie, Wyoming, becomes the first woman in the United States to cast a vote legally since 1807. |