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1863
Mar 3
| 1863 • 4 – American Civil War – The Battle of Chancellorsville: General Robert E. Lee defeats Union forces with 13,000 Confederate casualties, among them Stonewall Jackson (lost to friendly fire), and 17,500 Union casualties. |
1870
Age: 6y
| 1870 • A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy. |
1880
Age: 16y
| 1880 • The University of Southern California opens its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty. |
1897
Jun 2
Age: 34y
marriageJessie Amelia Krug Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • April 15 Drillers near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, strike oil for the first time in the designated "Indian Territory", on land leased from the Osage Indians. The gusher, at the Nellie Johnstone Number One well, leads to rapid population growth.W. David Baird and Danney Goble, The Story of Oklahoma (University of Oklahoma Press, 1994) p8 |
1898
Mar 20
Age: 35y
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birth of childGeorge C Clinger Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1898 • Spanish-American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports and the USS Nashville captures a Spanish merchant ship. |
1900
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The Second Boer War: At the Battle of Spion Kop, Boer troops defeat the British Army. |
1900
Feb 3
Age: 36y
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birth of childHelen Louise Clinger Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: The Boxers attack Belgians in the Fengtai railway station. |
1905
Dec 21
Age: 42y
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birth of childElizabeth L Clinger Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1905 • Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Skåne (Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden). |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • The Vatican introduces a compulsory oath against modernism, to be taken by all priests upon ordination. |
1920
Age: 56y
| 1920 • Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty: The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic recognizes independent Lithuania. |
1930
Age: 66y
1940
Age: 76y
1947
Jun 2
Age: 84y
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anniversaryOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ They were living on 141 River Street at the time, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by having an open house from 3-5 and 7-9 pm for their friends, and a family dinner the next day. |
| 1947 • The United States Senate follows the House of Representatives in overriding President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act. |
1948
May 19
Age: 85y
| 1948 • Éamon de Valera, Irish head of government since 1932, loses power to an opposition coalition. John A. Costello is appointed Taoiseach by President Seán O'Kelly. |