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1843
Apr 2
| 1843 • The world does not end, contrary to the first prediction by American preacher William Miller. |
1850
Age: 6y
| 1850 • British foreign secretary Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, sends ships to blockade the port of Piraeus, ostensibly as a result of the Don Pacifico affair. |
1860
Age: 16y
| 1860 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
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 • New Zealand Wars: The Tauranga Campaign ends. |
1873
Mar 25
Age: 29y
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marriageHarriet Madison Jenkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1874
Feb 5
Age: 30y
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birth of childAlta Janetta Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • New York City annexes The Bronx. |
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 • In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. |
1887
Aug
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Dewitt Miller Jefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • The cornerstone of the new Stanford University, in northern California, is laid (the college opens in 1891). |
1900
Jun 15
Age: 57y
| 1900 • U.S. Secretary of State John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote American trade with China. |
1910
Age: 66y
| 1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |
1926
Dec 3
Age: 83y
| 1926 • U.S. Route 66 is established. |