Spouse
1848
Dec 29
| 1848 • The Associated Press founded in New York. |
1883
Dec
Age: 34y
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birth of childClara A Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • A consortium of flour mill operators in Minneapolis, Minnesota forms the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway as a means to get their product to the Great Lakes ports but avoid the high tariffs of Chicago. |
1886
Apr
Age: 37y
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birth of childAda M Wilkes Oregon, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Emile Berliner starts work that leads to the invention of the gramophone. |
1889
Age: 39y
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marriageJaretta Ann Lowry 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1889 • Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, giving Italy control over what will become Eritrea. |
1924
May 11
Age: 75y
| 1924 • Dock strikes break out in various U.S. harbors. |