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1842
Nov 5
| 1842 • The Mines Act 1842 becomes law, prohibiting underground work for all women and boys under 10 years old in England. |
1877
Jul 19
Age: 34y
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birth of childHarriet M Mulkey Linn County, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1877 • Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound, considered Edison's first great invention. Edison demonstrates the device for the first time on November 29. |
1879
Age: 36y
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birth of childFannie L Mulkey Linn County, Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1879 • Anglo–Zulu War: The Anglo–Zulu War effectively ends with British victory at the Battle of Ulundi. |
1880
Jun 5
Age: 37y
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residenceFarmington, Whitman County, Washington, USA ⇓ Thomas is working as a printer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • The Capuchin catacombs of Palermo are officially closed (there will be some burials afterwards). |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 45y
| 1887 • Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky is first produced. |
1900
Jun 5
Age: 57y
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residencePine City, Whitman County, Washington, USA ⇓ Thomas is a farmer 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • The Second Boer War: At the Battle of Spion Kop, Boer troops defeat the British Army. |
1905
May 17
Age: 62y
| 1905 • Albert Einstein submits his paper Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content? in which he develops an argument for the famous equation E = mc2. |