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1856
May 20
| 1856 • Taiping Rebellion: Shi Dakai arrives at Nanjing. |
1877
Jan 20
Age: 20y
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birth of childMinnie Belle Thornton Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1877 • 11 – At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is held. |
1878
Feb 14
Age: 21y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • Mississippi State University is created by the Mississippi Legislature (under the name The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi). |
1878
Oct 11
Age: 22y
birth of childLillian Mae Thornton Sequoia County, Oklahoma Territory, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • American-born artist James McNeill Whistler's libel case against English critic John Ruskin over a review of the painting Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (in which Whistler is described as "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face")Ruskin, John (1877-07-02). Fors Clavigera. is decided in the High Court of Justice in London. Whistler wins a farthing in nominal damages and only half of the costs, leading to his bankruptcy, and alienates patrons. |
1940
Sep 24
Age: 84y
| 1940 • German forces invade Low Countries |