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1854
Jul 7
| 1854 • Australia's first telegraph line, linking Melbourne and Williamstown, opens. |
1860
Age: 5y
| 1860 • The First Taranaki War begins at Waitara, New Zealand, when Māori refuse to sell land to British settlers. |
1870
Age: 15y
| 1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1875
Apr 18
Age: 20y
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marriageNancy J Bourn Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • Two American colleges play each other in arguably the first game of College Football:Smith, R.A. "Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics", New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Tufts University and Harvard University at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Mass.. |
1880
Age: 25y
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residenceUnion, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Working as a farmer next to his father's land 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • Cologne Cathedral is completed, after construction began in 1248, 632 years earlier. |
1905
Mar 9
Age: 50y
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birth of childWilliam Stanley Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1905 • In support of the Moscow Uprising, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kiev stages a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city, December 12–16. |
1889
Mar 17
Age: 34y
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deathScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob died from tuberculosis 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1889 • The Bayswater Railway Station (Victoria, Australia) officially opens. |