Matthew Fisher Sr.
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Parents
Peter S Fisher Sr.
Peter S Fisher Sr.
1817 - 1894
Katherine Wiesen
Katherine Wiesen
1831 - 1923
Spouse
Lydia Minerva Siegler
Lydia Minerva Siegler
1873 - 1944
Siblings

1868


Feb 3
1868 • The Yangzhou riot in China targets a station of the China Inland Mission, and nearly leads to war between Britain and China.

1890


Aug 15
Age: 22y
1890 • The first American football game in Ohio State University history is played in Delaware, Ohio, against Ohio Wesleyan, with the Ohio State Buckeyes winning 20–14.

1936


Aug 13
Age: 68y
1936 • The 1936 Summer Olympics open in Berlin, Germany, and mark the first live television coverage of a sports event in world history. Note that John Logie Baird had previously broadcast the Derby horse race in Britain in 1931.

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