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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 • The American South has c. 4 million slaves. |
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
| 1874 • Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward patent the first incandescent lamp with an electric light bulb. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 25y
| 1879 • The Naval Battle of Angamos is fought during the naval stage of the War of the Pacific. |
1880
Age: 25y
1900
Age: 45y
| 1900 • Dr. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University announces a theory about the cause of the Earth's magnetism. |
1910
Age: 55y
| 1910 • Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. |
1920
Age: 65y
| 1920 • Polish troops take Vilnius. |
1930
Age: 75y
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residenceMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her brother Joseph 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • One-year conscription comes into force in France. |
1950
Apr 4
Age: 96y
| 1950 • The first race in the inaugural FIA Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone, England. |
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 • Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes swears in Franklin D. Roosevelt for a second term. This is the first time Inauguration Day in the United States occurs on that date, on which it has occurred ever since; the change is due to the ratification in 1933 of the 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
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 • A guard takes his place at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C.; continuous guard has been maintained there ever since. |