Spouse
1848
Dec 29
| 1848 • American President James K. Polk annexes the Oregon Country and renames it the Oregon Territory as part of the United States. |
1883
Dec
Age: 34y
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birth of childClara A Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • Whitman College is chartered as a 4-year college in Walla Walla, Washington. |
1886
Apr
Age: 37y
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birth of childAda M Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • John Pemberton begins to advertise Coca-Cola (in The Atlanta Journal). |
1889
Age: 39y
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marriageJaretta Ann Lowry 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1889 • A Neapolitan baker named Raffaele Esposito invents the Pizza Margherita, named after the queen consort of Italy Margherita of Savoy. This is the forerunner of the modern pizza. |
1924
May 11
Age: 75y
| 1924 • September 11 – The Kohat riots break out in India. |