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1838
Apr 13
| 1838 • The first known report about the lowest temperature on Earth was made, indicating −60 °C (−76 °F) in Yakutsk. |
1856
Dec 24
Age: 18y
marriageJohn Van Deusen Richmond, Indiana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South. |
1858
Jun 21
Age: 20y
| 1858 • Peace treaty to end the Indian Rebellion. |