1863
Sep 19
| 1863 • American Civil War – Battle of Lookout Mountain: Near Chattanooga, Tennessee, Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant capture Lookout Mountain and begin to break the Confederate siege of the city led by General Braxton Bragg. |
1887
Dec 2
Age: 24y
marriageWinfield Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Teachers College, later part of Columbia University, is founded. |
1890
Jul 3
Age: 26y
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birth of childMargaret Painter Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1890 • Washington State University is founded in Pullman. |
1900
Jun 2
Age: 36y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The British annex the Orange Free State as the Orange River Colony. |
1914
Dec 16
Age: 51y
| 1914 • A council is held at Potsdam, powerful leaders within Austria-Hungary and Germany meet to discuss possibilities of war with Serbia, Russia, and France. |