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1865
Dec 14
| 1865 • American Civil War: Union Major General Gordon Granger lands at Galveston, Texas and informs the people of Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation (an event celebrated in modern times each year as Juneteenth). |
1882
Oct 29
Age: 16y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • Polygamy is made a felony by the Edmunds Act passed by the United States Congress. |
1884
Feb
Age: 18y
birth of childWilliam Henry Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • The Colchester earthquake, England, the UK's most destructive, occurs. |
1885
Oct 17
Age: 19y
birth of childNora Belle Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1885 • November 28 – Serbo-Bulgarian War: Serbia declares war against Bulgaria but is defeated in the Battle of Slivnitsa on November 17–November 19. |
1887
Jan 22
Age: 21y
birth of childSarah Jane Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
1890
Jul
Age: 24y
birth of childWalter Cyrus Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1890 • The Delta Chi Fraternity is founded by 11 law students at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. |
1893
Apr 1
Age: 27y
birth of childCora Ann Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" receives its premiere at Carnegie Hall, New York City. |
1895
Nov 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Thomas Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • Dundela Football, Sports & Association Club were formed |
1898
Aug 17
Age: 32y
birth of childArch Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1898 • John Jacob Abel isolates epinephrine (adrenaline). |
1902
Jun
Age: 36y
| 1902 • The New York Central railroad inaugurates the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York City. |