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1840
Oct 28
1840 • Louis Agassiz publishes his Etudes sur les glaciers ("Study on Glaciers", 2 volumes), the first major scientific work to propose that the Earth has seen an ice age. |
1850
Sep 24
Age: 9y
1850 • Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal. |
1860
Age: 19y
1860 • Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers. |
1870
Age: 29y
1870 • In the United States, the newly created Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast: "High winds at Chicago and Milwaukee... and along the Lakes". |
1874
Jul
Age: 33y
birth of childClyde Plaster Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ |
1874 • The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party, made primarily of farmers financially hurt by the Panic of 1873. |
1896
Aug 20
Age: 55y
1896 • Nansen's Fram expedition to the Arctic reaches 86°13.6'N, almost 3° beyond the previous Farthest North attained. |