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1840
Feb 18
| 1840 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage. |
1856
Sep 7
Age: 16y
marriageJoseph W Lawrence Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1856 • Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina beats Senator Charles Sumner with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate, for a speech Sumner had made attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas ("Bleeding Kansas"). Sumner is unable to return to duty for 3 years while he recovers; Brooks becomes a hero across the South. |
1857
Oct
Age: 17y
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birth of childWilliam H Lawrence Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa, Ontario, as the capital of Canada. |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 26y
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marriageJacob Marmon Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • William III of the Netherlands accepts an offer of 5,000,000 guilders from Napoleon III for the sale of Luxembourg, leading to the Luxembourg Crisis. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • The foundation stone is laid for Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria (southern Germany). |
1870
Age: 29y
| 1870 • The first rugby match is played in New Zealand, between the Nelson Football Club and Nelson College. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 30y
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birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Anaheim, California is incorporated. |
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Age: 32y
1873
Age: 32y
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birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • Liebig's Extract of Meat Company begin producing tinned corned beef, sold under the label Fray Bentos from the town in Uruguay where it is processed. |
about
Age: 34y
1875
Age: 34y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The S.S. Schiller wrecks on the rocks off the Isles of Scilly. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 40y
| 1880 • In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. |
1890
Apr 11
Age: 50y
| 1890 • Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state. |