1859
Oct 17
| 1859 • John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion. |
1882
Jan 26
Age: 22y
marriageClara May Lowry Richland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1882 • First International Polar Year, an international scientific program, begins. |
1883
Mar 19
Age: 23y
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birth of childRoy Blain Boyd Richland, Guthrie, Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1883 • Antoni Gaudí begins to work on the Sagrada Família Cathedral in Barcelona (it was consecrated in 2010). |
1938
Apr 22
Age: 78y
| 1938 • Thornton Wilder's play Our Town is performed for the first time anywhere in Princeton, New Jersey. It premieres in New York City on February 4. |