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1865
Aug 24
| 1865 • The Dominican Republic regains independence from Spain |
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Age: 26y
1892
Age: 26y
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marriageMinnie Maude Adams Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1892 • Homer Plessy (who is black) is arrested for sitting on the whites-only car in Louisiana, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson court case. |
1892
Oct
Age: 27y
birth of childIda M Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1892 • The University of Chicago holds its first classes. |
1895
Mar
Age: 29y
birth of childEva Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1895 • William L. Wilson is appointed United States Postmaster General. |
1897
Sep
Age: 32y
birth of childThomas Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1897 • The word "computer", meaning an electronic calculation device, is first used. |
1900
Age: 34y
| 1900 • The first zeppelin flight is carried out over Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. |
1900
Jan 5
Age: 34y
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birth of childWinnie Alice Shelton Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China. |
1910
Age: 44y
| 1910 • The DELAG Zeppelin dirigible, Deutschland, makes the first commercial passenger flight from Friedrichshafen to Düsseldorf in Germany. The flight takes nine hours. |
1940
Age: 74y
| 1940 • The Fish and Wildlife Service is placed under the Department of the Interior. |
1951
Jan 5
Age: 85y
| 1951 • The Broadway play Gigi opens, starring little known actress Audrey Hepburn as the lead character. |