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1843
Apr 2
| 1843 • The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland. |
1850
Age: 6y
| 1850 • US census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race. |
1860
Age: 16y
| 1860 • German chemist Albert Niemann makes a detailed analysis of the coca leaf, isolating and purifying the alkaloid which he calls cocaine.Niemann, Albert (1860). On a New Organic Base in the Coca Leaves ("Über eine neue organische Base in den Cocablättern", published version of Ph.D. dissertation). |
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 • American Civil War – Battle of New Market: Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute fight alongside the Confederate Army to force Union General Franz Sigel out of the Shenandoah Valley. |
1873
Mar 25
Age: 29y
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marriageHarriet Madison Jenkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group. |
1874
Feb 5
Age: 30y
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birth of childAlta Janetta Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • The Oakland Daily Tribune publishes its first newspaper. |
1878
Mar 11
Age: 34y
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birth of childEstella Mary Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • The ship Priscilla arrives in Hawaii from Funchal, Madeira, marking the beginning of the Portuguese immigration to the Hawaiian Islands (1878–1913). |
1880
Dec 18
Age: 37y
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birth of childLula Bell Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • The Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction of the Women's Christian Temperance Union is established. |
1887
Aug
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Dewitt Miller Jefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Emile Berliner is granted a patent for his Gramophone. |
1900
Jun 15
Age: 57y
| 1900 • The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. |
1910
Age: 66y
| 1910 • January 20 – The first aviation meeting to be held in the United States, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, is held near Los Angeles, California. |
1926
Dec 3
Age: 83y
| 1926 • Talks between the government and strikers begin in the U.K. |