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1854
Jan 6
| 1854 • Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy signs the Treaty/Convention of Kanagawa with the Japanese government (the Tokugawa Shogunate), opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade (see History of Japan). |
1860
Age: 5y
| 1860 • Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 19y
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marriageAlva Washington Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • Alexander Mackenzie becomes the second Prime Minister of Canada. |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 20y
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birth of childFred Marcus Johnson Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • Universal Postal Union is established. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
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birth of childChandler Allen Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • The Hall effect is discovered by Dr. Edwin Hall. |
1880
Age: 25y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1900
Age: 45y
| 1900 • Two U.S. Navy cruisers are sent to Central America to protect American interests in a dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. |
1910
Age: 55y
| 1910 • Ottoman forces capture the city of Shkodër to put down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. |
1920
Age: 65y
| 1920 • Finland joins the League of Nations. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • Betty Boop premieres in the animated film Dizzy Dishes. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| 1950 • The Agate Pass Bridge opens for traffic in Washington State. |
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 • Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday. |
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 • Frank Whittle ground-tests the world's first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England. |