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1774
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| 1774 • English explorer James Cook becomes the first European to sight (and name) Norfolk Island in the Pacific Ocean, uninhabited at this date. |
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1845
Age: 70y
marriageLydia Hudson Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The United State Congress establishes a uniform date for federal elections, which will henceforth be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. |
1851
Age: 76y
| 1851 • In Boston, Massachusetts, members of the anti-slavery Boston Vigilance Committee rescue fugitive slave Shadrach Minkins from a courtroom following his arrest by U.S. marshals. |