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1862
Aug 31
| 1862 • American Civil War: In the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, General Robert E. Lee leads 55,000 men of the Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac River at White's Ford near Leesburg, Virginia, into Maryland. |
1880
Mar 14
Age: 17y
marriageSarah King Vermilion County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • The SS Columbia, which will be the first outside usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, is launched at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works of John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. |
1900
Age: 37y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: An international contingent of troops, under British command, invades Peking and frees the Europeans taken hostage. |
1944
Mar 8
Age: 81y
| 1944 • Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany. |