1858
Dec 26
1858 • The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up. |
1879
Jun 26
Age: 20y
marriageCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1879 • The Hall effect is discovered by Dr. Edwin Hall. |
1880
Age: 20y
1880 • A big earthquake struck Zagreb and demolished everything including the Zagreb Cathedral. |
1881
Age: 21y
birth of childDona Edith Johnson |
1881 • The University of Connecticut is founded as the Storrs Agricultural School. |
1900
Jun 20
Age: 41y
1900 • The Second Boer War: At the Battle of Spion Kop, Boer troops defeat the British Army. |
1910
Age: 50y
1910 • Vajiravudh (Rama VI) is crowned King of Siam, after the death of his father, King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). |
1920
Age: 60y
1920 • Bolshevik Cavalry break through Polish and Ukrainian lines south of Kiev, precipitating eventual withdrawal. |
1935
Jun 8
Age: 76y
1935 • A dozen labor leaders come together to announce the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), an organization charged with pushing the cause for industrial unionism in North America. |