1778
May 10
| 1778 • Third voyage of James Cook: Captain James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, first views Oahu then Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean, which he names the Sandwich Islands. |
1781
Sep 16
Age: 3y
1800
Age: 21y
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marriageJohn Winger 1 Source ⇓ |
1814
Jan 4
Age: 35y
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birth of childMary Ann Winger Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1814 • War of 1812 – Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. |
1872
Feb 26
Age: 93y
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deathOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Died on the family farm in Cornplanter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1872 • George Westinghouse receives a United States patent for the "failsafe" automatic railway air brake. |