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1826
| 1826 • The British crown colony of the Straits Settlements is established. |
1849
Age: 23y
| 1849 • James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, the Governor General of Canada, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. |
1849
Age: 23y
| 1849 • Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, thus becoming the United States' first woman doctor. |
1851
Age: 25y
residenceMansfield, Nottinghamshire, England ⇓ He was a laborer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1851 • Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, the first secret society for women, is founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia (U.S.) |
1870
Age: 44y
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occupationHe was a carpenter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Thomas Mundy Peterson is the first African-American to vote in an election. |