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1823
Feb 27
| 1823 • James Monroe first introduces the Monroe Doctrine in the State of the Union Address, declaring that any European attempts to recolonize the Americas would be considered a hostile act towards the United States. |
1852
Oct 30
Age: 29y
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birth of childMary Frances Bourne Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces entered Hunan. |
1855
Apr 28
Age: 32y
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birth of childVirginia A Bourne Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • Elections are held for the first Kansas Territory legislature. Missourians cross the border in large numbers to elect a pro-slavery body. |
1861
Oct 17
Age: 38y
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birth of childNancy Leah Bourne Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War – Trent Affair: The USS San Jacinto stops the United Kingdom mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, James Mason and John Slidell, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the U.K. and U.S. |
1864
Apr 12
Age: 41y
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birth of childBenjamin Franklin Bourne Rosalia, Whitman County, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War – Battle of New Market: Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate Army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. |
1896
Oct 15
Age: 73y
| 1896 • Nansen's Fram expedition to the Arctic reaches 86°13.6'N, almost 3° beyond the previous Farthest North attained. |