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1847
Nov 9
| 1847 • Mexican–American War – The Battle of Buena Vista: 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day. |
1850
Age: 2y
| 1850 • The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
about
Age: 7y
1855
Age: 7y
| 1855 • The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a predecessor of the modern-day Father Louis Hennepin Bridge). |
1860
Age: 12y
| 1860 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
1870
Age: 22y
| 1870 • The YWCA is founded in New York City. |
1873
Dec 25
Age: 26y
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marriageLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • Battle of Montejurra (Third Carlist War): Determined to recapture the key city of Estella in Navarre, Spanish Republican General Domingo Moriones advances on the Carlists under General Joaquín Elío at nearby Montejurra. After very heavy fighting both sides claim victory, but Moriones withdraws and Estella remains in Carlist hands. Don Carlos is present in the front line. |
1874
Nov 28
Age: 27y
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birth of childFred Marcus Johnson Hitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • First Battle of Somorrostro (Third Carlist War): Determined to raise the siege of Bilbao by the Pretender Don Carlos VII, Republican commander Marshal Francisco Serrano sent General Domingo Moriones with a relief force of 14,000 men. Carlists, under General Nicolás Ollo, entrenched at Somorrostro outside Bilbao drive back a courageous assault by General Fernando Primo de Rivera and then the entire Republican army. The republicans lose 1,200 men, and Moriones loses his nerve demanding reinforcements and a replacement for himself. Moriones men entrenched and waited. |
1879
Nov 11
Age: 32y
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birth of childChandler Allen Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1879 • At a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute, engineer and inventor Sandford Fleming first proposes the global adoption of standard time. |
1880
Jun 25
Age: 32y
| 1880 • France annexes Tahiti. |
1900
Age: 52y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: British military leaders accept the unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronjé. |
1910
Age: 62y
| 1910 • The first air flight for the purpose of delivering commercial freight takes place in the United States of America. The flight, made by Wright Brothers pilot Philip Parmalee between Dayton, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio. |
about
Aug 2
Age: 69y
1917
Aug 2
Age: 69y
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eventHitt, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Alva sells his farm to J. W. Conaway for $900. |
| 1917 • WWI: Battle of Passchendaele: After 3 months of fierce fighting, Canadian forces take Passchendaele in Belgium. |
1920
Age: 72y
| 1920 • League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris. |
1923
Oct 29
Age: 75y
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deathMemphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ He passed away from chronic myocarditis, a heart attack. Funeral services conducted at Richland Church, Hitt, Missouri 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1923 • In Persia, Reza Khan becomes Ahmad Shah Qajar's prime minister. |