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1854
Jan 6
| 1854 • The Waterbury Clock Company is founded in Waterbury, Connecticut, the predecessor of Timex Group USA in timepiece manufacturing. |
1860
Age: 5y
| 1860 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 19y
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marriageAlva Washington Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • Francis Garnier is attacked outside Hanoi by Black Flag mercenaries fighting for the Vietnamese. |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 20y
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birth of childFred Marcus Johnson Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • Philadelphia Zoo opens, the first public zoo in the U.S. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
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birth of childChandler Allen Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • A fire in The Octagon, Dunedin claims 12 victims in New Zealand. |
1880
Age: 25y
| 1880 • The University of Southern California opens its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty. |
1900
Age: 45y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |
1910
Age: 55y
| 1910 • Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero proclaims the elections of 1910 null and void, and calls for an armed revolution at 6 p.m. against the illegitimate presidency/dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. |
1920
Age: 65y
| 1920 • The 1920 Summer Olympics opens in Antwerp, Belgium. The Olympic symbols of five interlocking rings and the associated flag are first displayed at the games. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • President of the United States Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| 1950 • UNRWA operations begin. |
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 • William H. Hastie becomes the first African American appointed to a federal judgeship in the United States. |
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 • At the age of 70, legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra. This first concert consists of music by Vivaldi (at a time when he was still seldom played), Mozart, and Brahms. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. |