♀ Martha Jane Hall

1864 - 1959

Martha Jane Hall
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John Dudley Bourn
John Dudley Bourn
1850 - 1912

1864


Jul 1
1864 Paraguayan War: Paraguay formally declares war on the Empire of Brazil in support of the Uruguayan National Party. The war continues to 1870 with around 300,000 Paraguayan deaths.

1882


Oct 11
Age: 18y
1882 • American showman P. T. Barnum acquires the elephant Jumbo from London Zoo.

1959


Mar 19
Age: 94y
1959 • A strike occurs against the United States' steel industry.

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