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1841
| 1841 • The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered and named by James Clark Ross.Ross, Voyage to the Southern Seas, '1', pp. 216–8. |
1861
Oct 1
Age: 20y
| 1861 • President-elect of the United States Abraham Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful |
1868
Sep 13
Age: 27y
marriageMinerva Lowry Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1868 • Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder. |
1871
Feb 27
Age: 30y
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birth of childCarrie Mae Makinster Union, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1871 • William M. Tweed serves his last year as the "Boss" of the Tammany Hall political machine in New York. |
1873
Mar 6
Age: 32y
birth of childArthur Urial Makinster 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive United States patent#139121 for using copper rivets to strengthen the pockets of denim work pants. Levi Strauss & Co. begin manufacturing the famous Levi's brand of jeans, using fabric from the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in Manchester, New Hampshire. |
1880
Age: 39y
| 1880 • The SS Columbia completes her maiden voyage, arriving without incident in Portland, Oregon after a stopover in San Francisco, California. |
1903
Sep 14
Age: 62y
| 1903 • Joseph Chamberlain resigns as British Colonial Secretary, in order to campaign publicly for Imperial Preference. |