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1865
Jan 29
| 1865 • The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia. |
1886
Jan 12
Age: 20y
birth of childLena Elsie Mae Bourn Texas, USA ⇓ |
| 1886 • Wilhelm Steinitz becomes first recognized World Chess Champion. |
1899
Jun 4
Age: 34y
birth of childEllen Pauline Bourn Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1899 • America's first juvenile court is established in Chicago. |
1900
Age: 34y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The British annex the Orange Free State as the Orange River Colony. |
1911
Feb 8
Age: 46y
| 1911 • Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft lands on a ship. |