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1868
Dec 12
| 1868 • Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder. |
1880
Age: 10y
| 1880 • Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. |
1894
Age: 24y
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marriageBoon Rush Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1894 • Britain establishes a Protectorate over Uganda. |
1896
Apr 17
Age: 27y
birth of childMancil Layne Rush Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1896 • The opening ceremonies of the 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, are held in Athens. |
1900
Age: 30y
| 1900 • Dr. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University announces a theory about the cause of the Earth's magnetism. |
1901
Age: 31y
birth of childLee Villis Rush Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • J. P. Morgan buys mines and steel mills in the United States, marking the first billion dollar business deal. |
1910
Age: 40y
| 1910 • Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. |
1920
Age: 50y
| 1920 • Syrian National Congress proclaims Syria independent with Faisal I of Iraq as king. |
1930
Age: 60y
| 1930 • Charles Creighton and James Hargis of Missouri begin their return journey to Los Angeles using only a reverse gear; the 11,555 km trip lasts 42 days. |
1966
Aug 3
Age: 97y
| 1966 • The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra. |