1861
Dec 25
| 1861 • Alexander Stephens, Vice President of the Confederacy, gives the infamous Cornerstone Speech in Savannah, Georgia, in which he declares that slavery is the natural condition of blacks and the foundation of the Confederacy. |
1896
Jan 23
Age: 34y
birth of childWallace Byron Boag Yoncalla, Douglas, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
| 1896 • Plessy v. Ferguson: The U.S. Supreme Court introduces the "separate but equal" doctrine and upholds racial segregation. |
1937
Jan 21
Age: 75y
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deathPortland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ⇓ "John Boag, 1861-1937. John married Anna Emilie Ross Boag (widow of John's brother Peter) in Tyler, Spokane County, Washington, in 1891. Anna is buried at Lincoln Park Memorial Cemetery, also in southeast Portland. Until 2008, John's grave was marked by a simple concrete slab with John's name etched into it. In 2008, a family member had this stone put in its place." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1937 • NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that the National Labor Relations Act is constitutional. |