Arabella Voris Franklin
Parents
Ann Eliza Lott
Ann Eliza Lott
1809 - 1891
Spouse
Lyman P Butler
Lyman P Butler
1844 - 1924
Children
Siblings

1845

1845 Anson Jones, President of the Republic of Texas, signs the charter officially creating Baylor University. Baylor is the oldest university in the State of Texas operating under its original name.

1860


Jun 14
Age: 15y
1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008).

1870


Age: 25y
1870 • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing African-Americans the right to vote, is passed.

1873


Feb
Age: 28y
1873 • The Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, later Ohio State University, opens its doors with 25 students, including 2 women.

1875


Age: 30y
1875 • The S.S. Schiller wrecks on the rocks off the Isles of Scilly.

1878


Oct
Age: 33y
1878 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) opens as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the United States.

1900


Age: 54y
1900 Boxer Rebellion: Foreign diplomats in Peking, China, demand that the Boxer rebels be disciplined.

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