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1856
Feb 28
| 1856 • Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South. |
1860
Age: 3y
| 1860 • Assisted by the British navy, the troops of Giuseppe Garibaldi cross from Sicily to the Italian mainland. |
1870
Age: 13y
1875
Jun 27
Age: 19y
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deathBrownsville, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ Picture is the footstone at Laura's grave 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The first Edinburgh derby in Association football is played: Heart of Midlothian F.C. win 1–0 against Hibernian F.C.. |