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1823
Mar 27
| 1823 • Explorer James Weddell's expedition to Antarctica reaches latitude 74°15' S and longitude 34°16'45" W: the southernmost position any ship had reached before, a record that will hold for more than 80 years. |
1830
Age: 6y
| 1830 • Barthélemy Thimonnier is granted a patent (#7454) for a sewing machine in France; it chains stitches at 200/minute. |
1839
Oct 20
Age: 16y
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birth of childRichard Henry Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia. |
1839
Nov 14
Age: 16y
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marriageJacob Marmon Johnson Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church by Rev. John H. Thompson 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1839 • First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre. |
1839
Nov 14
Age: 16y
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marriageJacob Marmon Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church by Rev. John H. Thompson 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1839 • The Chinese government dispatches scholar-official Lin Zexu to Guangzhou to deal with the growing problem of opium addiction. |
1840
Age: 16y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ She was in the household of Jacob Marmon Johnson, living three houses away from her father James Davidson. 1 Source ⇓ |
1842
Sep
Age: 19y
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birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • The Mines Act 1842 becomes law, prohibiting underground work for all women and boys under 10 years old in England. |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 21y
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birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • Flagstaff War: Chiefs Kawiti and Hone Heke lead 700 Māoris in the burning of the British colonial settlement of Kororareka (now known as Russell, New Zealand). |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 24y
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birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Faustin Soulouque is elected the President of Haiti. |
1850
Age: 26y
| 1850 • The city of Manchester reaches 400,000 inhabitants. |
about
Age: 26y
1850
Age: 26y
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birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin (including the Bridal Chorus) premieres under the direction of Franz Liszt in Weimar. |
1852
Apr 7
Age: 29y
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birth of childMelissa J Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. |
about
Age: 30y
1854
Age: 30y
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birth of childJacob C Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead is ignited by a spectacular explosion. |
about
Age: 31y
1855
Age: 31y
| 1855 • Quinault Treaty signed: Quinault and Quileute cede their land to the United States. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 33y
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birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Fort Tejon earthquake: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 strikes near Parkfield, California. |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 36y
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birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 38y
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birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant bloodlessly capture Paducah, Kentucky, which gives the Union control the mouth of the Tennessee River. |
1865
Sep 16
Age: 42y
| 1865 • American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time. |
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Sep 16
1865
Sep 16
| 1865 • American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces capture Fort Stedman from the Union. Lee's army suffers heavy casualties during the battle of Fort Stedman—about 2,900, including 1,000 captured in the Union counterattack. Confederate positions are weakened. After the battle, Lee's defeat is only a matter of time. |