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1838
| 1838 • The first known report about the lowest temperature on Earth was made, indicating −60 °C (−76 °F) in Yakutsk. |
1840
Age: 2y
| 1840 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage. |
1850
Age: 12y
| 1850 • The temperance organisation, International Organisation of Good Templars, is established in Utica, New York, as the order of the Knights of Jericho. |
1861
Age: 23y
militaryJoined the Union, 84th Regiment, New York Infantry 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government issues the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872). |
1862
Apr
Age: 24y
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deathWas buried in the Greenwood, NY Cemetery on April 24, 1862 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1862 • Battle of Fredericksburg: The Union Army suffers massive casualties and abandons its attempts to capture the Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia. |