1858
Dec 26
1858 • Lourdes apparitions: The Virgin Mary is said to have first appeared to St Bernadette of Lourdes at the Rock of Massabielle, the first in a series of apparitions. |
1879
Jun 26
Age: 20y
marriageCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1879 • A fire in The Octagon, Dunedin claims 12 victims in New Zealand. |
1880
Age: 20y
1880 • The SS Columbia, which will be the first outside usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, is launched at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works of John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. |
1881
Age: 21y
birth of childDona Edith Johnson |
1881 • American Indian Wars: Sioux chief Sitting Bull leads the last of his fugitive people in surrender to United States troops at Fort Buford in Montana. |
1900
Jun 20
Age: 41y
1900 • The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal across Central America in Nicaragua. |
1910
Age: 50y
1910 • The Union of South Africa is created. |
1920
Age: 60y
1920 • The German army marches to the Ruhr to fight the Ruhr Red Army. |
1935
Jun 8
Age: 76y
1935 • Eventual Baseball Hall of Famer Babe Ruth appears in his last career game, playing for the Boston Braves in Philadelphia against the Phillies. |