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1865
Dec 14
| 1865 • American Civil War: The Confederate States of America agrees to the use of African American troops. |
1882
Oct 29
Age: 16y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • The Personal Liberty League is established to oppose the temperance movement in the United States. |
1884
Feb
Age: 18y
birth of childWilliam Henry Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • The Irish Gaelic Athletic Association is founded in Thurles, Ireland. |
1885
Oct 17
Age: 19y
birth of childNora Belle Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1885 • The Battle for Kushka triggers the Panjdeh Incident, which nearly gives rise to war between the British Empire and Russian Empire. |
1887
Jan 22
Age: 21y
birth of childSarah Jane Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1887 • In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. |
1890
Jul
Age: 24y
birth of childWalter Cyrus Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1890 • Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty is signed by Great Britain and Germany. |
1893
Apr 1
Age: 27y
birth of childCora Ann Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • The iconic Salt Lake City Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated after 40 years of construction.https://www.lds.org/locations/temple-square-salt-lake-city-temple |
1895
Nov 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Thomas Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • Oscar Hammerstein opens the Olympia Theatre, the first theatre to be built in New York City's Times Square district. |
1898
Aug 17
Age: 32y
birth of childArch Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1898 • The Trans-Mississippi Exposition World's Fair opens in Omaha, Nebraska. |
1902
Jun
Age: 36y
| 1902 • Jean Sibelius's Second Symphony was premiered in Helsinki. |