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1854
Jan 6
| 1854 • Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the United States, when a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas is completed. |
1860
Age: 5y
| 1860 • Abraham Lincoln is selected as the U.S. presidential candidate for the Republican Party. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 19y
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marriageAlva Washington Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • Classes begin at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, USA. |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 20y
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birth of childFred Marcus Johnson Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • The New York Zoo hoax, a supposed breakout of animals from the Central Park Zoo. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
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birth of childChandler Allen Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • Fulham F.C. is founded in London as a church soccer team. |
1880
Age: 25y
1900
Age: 45y
| 1900 • The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. |
1910
Age: 55y
| 1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |
1920
Age: 65y
| 1920 • 26 – San Remo conference: Representatives of Italy, France, the United Kingdom and Japan meet to determine the League of Nations mandates for administration of territories following partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • R. B. Bennett defeats William Lyon Mackenzie King in federal elections and becomes the Prime Minister of Canada. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| 1950 • NSC-68 is enacted by President Truman, setting U.S. foreign policy for the next 20 years. |
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 • Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear after taking off from New Guinea during Earhart's attempt to become the first woman to fly around the world. |
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. |