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1854
Jan 6
| 1854 • The British recognize the independence of the Orange Free State; its official independence is declared 6 days later. |
1860
Age: 5y
| 1860 • September 5 – The First International Chemistry Congress is held in Karlsruhe, Baden. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 19y
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marriageAlva Washington Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • Nine Pekin ducks are imported to Long Island (the first in the United States). |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 20y
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birth of childFred Marcus Johnson Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • May 15 – First exhibition of the group of young painters, Société Anonyme Coopérative des Artistes, Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, at the studio of the photographer Nadar in Paris. Louis Leroy's critical review of it published on 25 April gives rise to the term Impressionism for the movement, with reference to Claude Monet's Impression, Sunrise. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
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birth of childChandler Allen Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • New York City's Gilmore's Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt, and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. |
1880
Age: 25y
| 1880 • Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. |
1900
Age: 45y
| 1900 • U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China. |
1910
Age: 55y
| 1910 • The Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty is signed. It becomes null and void in 1965. |
1920
Age: 65y
| 1920 • Queensland and Northern Territory Aviation Services (Qantas) is founded by Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • The chocolate chip cookie is invented by Ruth Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| 1950 • University of California, Berkeley researchers announce the creation of element 98, which they have named "californium". |
1937
Mar 29
Age: 83y
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deathMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Her brother, Charles Albert Bourn, passed away 11 days prior 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1937 • Celâl Bayar forms the new (ninth) government of Turkey. |
after
Mar 29
1937
Mar 29
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burialHitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried in the Richland Cemetery, Scotland County, Missouri 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1937 • Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Lugou Bridge (aka Marco Polo Bridge Incident): Japanese forces invade China (often seen as the beginning of World War II in Asia). |