1863
Sep 19
| 1863 • 4 – American Civil War – The Battle of Chancellorsville: General Robert E. Lee defeats Union forces with 13,000 Confederate casualties, among them Stonewall Jackson (lost to friendly fire), and 17,500 Union casualties. |
1887
Dec 2
Age: 24y
marriageWinfield Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London. |
1890
Jul 3
Age: 26y
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birth of childMargaret Painter Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1890 • Chicago is selected to host the Columbian Exposition |
1900
Jun 2
Age: 36y
| 1900 • L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published in Chicago, the first of Baum's Oz books chronicling the fictional Land of Oz for children. |
1914
Dec 16
Age: 51y
| 1914 • World War I: Battle of Coronel: A Royal Navy squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock is met and defeated by superior German forces led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee, in the first British naval defeat of the war, resulting in the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth. |