Thomas Warren Bevans
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Martha E Johnson
Martha E Johnson
1861 - 1907

1865


Dec 22
1865 • American Civil War: Union Major General Gordon Granger lands at Galveston, Texas and informs the people of Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation (an event celebrated in modern times each year as Juneteenth).

1887


Mar 21
Age: 21y
1887 • An earthquake hits Sonora, Mexico.

1900


Jun 8
Age: 34y
1900 N'Djamena, the capital city of Chad, is founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil.

1936


May 16
Age: 70y
1936 U.S. presidential election, 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf Landon. Farmers support Roosevelt.

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