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1862
| 1862 • 29 – American Civil War – Battle of Chickasaw Bayou: Another victory for the Confederate Army, outnumbered two to one, results in six times as many Union casualties, defeating several assaults commanded by the Union general, William T. Sherman. |
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 • The world's first recorded floodlit football fixture is played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. |
1880
Age: 18y
| 1880 • In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. |
1880
Age: 18y
birth of childLoyal Plaster Linn, Oregon ⇓ |
| 1880 • U.S. presidential election, 1880: James Garfield defeats Winfield S. Hancock. |
1882
Jun
Age: 20y
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birth of childBruce R Plaster Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1882 • The Urabi Revolt breaks out in Egypt against the Khedive and European influence in that country. |
1889
Nov 6
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Winona Plaster Eugene, Lane, Oregon, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1889 • A Neapolitan baker named Raffaele Esposito invents the Pizza Margherita, named after the queen consort of Italy Margherita of Savoy. This is the forerunner of the modern pizza. |
1895
Apr 4
Age: 33y
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birth of childWonieta Zonobia Plaster Salem, Marion, Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War begins. |
1896
Feb 12
Age: 34y
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birth of childNeoma Olieta Plaster Oregon, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1896 • Oscar Wilde's play Salomé premieres in Paris. |