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1857
Jan 20
| 1857 • Fort Tejon earthquake: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 strikes near Parkfield, California. |
1860
Age: 2y
| 1860 • The Pony Express begins its first run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California with riders carrying a small bible. |
1879
Jun 26
Age: 22y
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marriageAlmira Beckley Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1879 • Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric light bulb (it lasts 13½ hours before burning out). |
1880
Age: 22y
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residenceScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Charles is a farmer 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • Abdur Rahman Khan becomes Emir of Afghanistan. |
1880
Jul 4
Age: 23y
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birth of childDona Edith Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • Dorchester Penitentiary opens in Canada. |
1900
Jun 20
Age: 43y
| 1900 • Dr. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University announces a theory about the cause of the Earth's magnetism. |
1910
Age: 52y
| 1910 • African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States. |
1920
Age: 62y
| 1920 • Arthur Meighen becomes Canada's ninth prime minister. |
1929
Jan 1
Age: 71y
| 1929 • Former U.S. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall is convicted of bribery for his role in the Teapot Dome scandal, becoming the first Presidential cabinet member to go to prison for actions in office. |