Spouse
1862
Aug 31
| 1862 • American Civil War – Battle of Mechanicsville: Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeats the troops of General George McClellan in the first of the Seven Days' Battles. |
1880
Mar 14
Age: 17y
marriageSarah King Vermilion County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • Piezoelectricity is discovered by Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie. |
1900
Age: 37y
| 1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
1944
Mar 8
Age: 81y
| 1944 • Kidnap of General Kreipe on Crete, Greece. |