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1856
May 20
| 1856 • Gregor Mendel starts his research on genetics. |
1877
Jan 20
Age: 20y
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birth of childMinnie Belle Thornton Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1877 • In the Compromise of 1877, the U.S. presidential election, 1876 is resolved with the selection of Rutherford B. Hayes as the winner, even though Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote on November 7, 1876. |
1878
Feb 14
Age: 21y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • Grimsby Town FC, formed as Grimsby Pelham. |
1878
Oct 11
Age: 22y
birth of childLillian Mae Thornton Sequoia County, Oklahoma Territory, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • Otto von Bismarck abandons his Kulturkampf and forces through legislation outlawing the Social Democrats. |
1940
Sep 24
Age: 84y
| 1940 • In Lascaux, France, 17,000-year-old cave paintings are discovered by a group of young Frenchmen hiking through Southern France. The paintings depict animals and date to the Stone Age. |