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1845
| 1845 • American newspaper editor John L. O'Sullivan claims (in connection with the annexation of Texas) in The United States Magazine and Democratic Review that the United States should be allowed "the fullfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions". It is the second time he uses the term manifest destiny and will have a huge influence on American imperialism in the following century. |
1850
Age: 5y
| 1850 • The ships of the McClure Arctic Expedition set sail from Plymouth. |
1860
Jun 14
Age: 15y
| 1860 • Christians and Druzes clash in Damascus, Syria. |
1869
Sep 23
Age: 24y
marriageLyman P Butler Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Basutoland becomes a British protectorate (abolished in 1966). |
1870
Age: 25y
birth of childBessie F Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • A plebiscite held in Rome supports, by 133,681 votes to 1,507, the annexation of the city by Italy. |
1873
Feb
Age: 28y
birth of childCharles F Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group. |
1875
Age: 30y
birth of childMarshall A Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1875 • Two American colleges play each other in arguably the first game of College Football:Smith, R.A. "Sports and Freedom: The Rise of Big-Time College Athletics", New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Tufts University and Harvard University at Jarvis Field in Cambridge, Mass.. |
1878
Oct
Age: 33y
birth of childJohn L Butler Connecticut, USA ⇓ |
| 1878 • The following English Association football clubs: |
1880
Age: 35y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1900
Age: 55y
| 1900 • Emily Hobhouse arrives in Cape Town. |
1920
Age: 75y
| 1920 • The Netherlands refuses to extradite the German Kaiser. |