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1796

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to 1810.
1796 Groton, New Hampshire is incorporated as a town.

1841


Jun 19
Age: 45y
1841 Amistad: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case that the Africans who seized control of the ship had been taken into slavery illegally.

1846


Mar 31
Age: 50y
1846 Christ College, Tasmania, opens with the hope that it would develop along the lines of an Oxbridge college and provide the basis for university education in Tasmania. By the 21st century it will be the oldest tertiary institution in Australia.

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