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1843
Apr 2
| 1843 • Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Gold-Bug" begins serialization in American newspapers. |
1850
Age: 6y
| 1850 • Harriet Tubman becomes an official conductor of the Underground Railroad. |
1860
Age: 16y
| 1860 • U.S. presidential election: Abraham Lincoln beats John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell and is elected as the 16th President of the United States, the first Republican to hold that office. |
1864
Age: 20y
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militaryJefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ William was drafted into the Civil War into the Union Army under J.F. Benjamin. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1864 • An undeclared Uruguayan War begins when Uruguay refuses an ultimatum from the Empire of Brazil. |
1873
Mar 25
Age: 29y
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marriageHarriet Madison Jenkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West (US$3,000 from the Rock Island Express). |
1874
Feb 5
Age: 30y
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birth of childAlta Janetta Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • Universal Postal Union is established. |
1878
Mar 11
Age: 34y
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birth of childEstella Mary Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • The phonograph is patented by Thomas Edison. |
1880
Dec 18
Age: 37y
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birth of childLula Bell Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • Vaudeville actress Lillian Russell makes her debut at Tony Pastor's Theatre in New York City. |
1887
Aug
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Dewitt Miller Jefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Construction of Spandau Prison in Berlin is completed. |
1900
Jun 15
Age: 57y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: Battle of Paardeberg: British troops defeat the Boers. |
1910
Age: 66y
| 1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |
1926
Dec 3
Age: 83y
| 1926 • A decree in Italy bans women from holding public office. |