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1859
Apr 21
| 1859 • Edwin Drake drills the first oil well in the United States, near Titusville, Pennsylvania, starting the Pennsylvanian oil rush. |
1870
Age: 10y
| 1870 • The Chicago Base Ball Club, later to be known as the Chicago White Stockings, and ultimately the Chicago Cubs, play their first game against the St. Louis Unions of the National Association of Base Ball Players, an amateur league. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 21y
| 1880 • Dorchester Penitentiary opens in Canada. |
1893
Mar 2
Age: 33y
marriageElla Campbell 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1893 • Millbank Prison in London is demolished. |
1895
Feb 16
Age: 35y
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birth of childLeo Clarence Johnson Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1895 • A huge crowd at the Welsh Grand National at Ely Racecourse, Cardiff, almost overwhelms police trying to keep out gatecrashers. |
1897
Jun 14
Age: 38y
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birth of childLloyd Thomas Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • The HMS Canopus, a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, is launched at Portsmouth, England (will be deployed widely in World War I). |
1899
Age: 39y
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birth of childAlma Lena Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1899 • Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations premiered in London. |
1901
Age: 41y
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birth of childRobert O Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1901 • In Bremen, an assassination attempt is made on Wilhelm II, German Emperor. |
about
Age: 44y
1904
Age: 44y
birth of childImogene Johnson |
| 1904 • Stuyvesant High School is founded in New York City. |
about
Age: 46y
1906
Age: 46y
birth of childNeoma Johnson |
| 1906 • The world's first feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, is released. |
about
Age: 49y
1909
Age: 49y
birth of childIrena Johnson |
| 1909 • An agreement by Germany, Italy and Switzerland gives the Germans and Italians access to the Gotthard Rail Tunnel. |
1910
Age: 50y
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residenceMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ James Davidson Johnson and his wife Ella Campbell have six children in this census; Leo, Loyd, Alma, Robert, Emogene, Namoah, and Irena. They're living with Ella's father, Robert Campbell. James Davidson is a farm laborer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • William D. Boyce founds the Boy Scouts of America. |
1911
Feb 6
Age: 51y
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birth of childGrace Campbell Johnson Hillsboro, Henry, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1911 • Opening of first exhibition by Der Blaue Reiter group of painters, in Munich. |
1913
Mar 29
Age: 53y
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birth of childHoward Charles Johnson 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1913 • Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry. |
1920
Jan 26
Age: 60y
| 1920 • Bolshevik Cavalry break through Polish and Ukrainian lines south of Kiev, precipitating eventual withdrawal. |
1930
Age: 70y
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residenceCedar Township, Van Buren, Iowa, USA ⇓ James and his wife Ella are living with their son Leo 1 Source ⇓ |
1934
Dec 1
Age: 75y
| 1934 • The Emir of Yemen and ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia conclude a peace treaty. |