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1862
| 1862 • American Civil War: The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Confederates are shut out of Missouri. |
1878
Mar 8
Age: 16y
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marriageGeorge Washington Plaster Linn, Oregon ⇓ By his first wife he had two sons, Loyal and Bruce Plaster. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1878 • Russia rejects a British proposal to lay the San Stefano treaty before a European congress. |
1880
Age: 18y
| 1880 • The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. |
1880
Age: 18y
birth of childLoyal Plaster Linn, Oregon ⇓ |
| 1880 • The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger becomes its first president. |
1882
Jun
Age: 20y
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birth of childBruce R Plaster Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1882 • Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age. |
1889
Nov 6
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Winona Plaster Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1889 • The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated (opens May 6). At 300 m, its height exceeds the previous tallest structure in the world by 130 m. Contemporary critics regard it as aesthetically displeasing. |
1895
Apr 4
Age: 33y
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birth of childWonieta Zonobia Plaster Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is founded in England by Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. |
1896
Feb 12
Age: 34y
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birth of childNeoma Olieta Plaster Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1896 • The Pontifical University of Maynooth is established by decree of the Vatican. |