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1863
Mar 3
| 1863 • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes the poem "Christmas Bells", or, as it is better known "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". |
1870
Age: 6y
| 1870 • The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, is established at DePauw University in the United States. |
1880
Age: 16y
| 1880 • The first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia arrives in London aboard the SS Strathleven. |
1897
Jun 2
Age: 34y
marriageJessie Amelia Krug Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1897 • J. J. Thomson discovers the electron as a subatomic particle, over 1,800 times smaller than a proton (in the nucleus). |
1898
Mar 20
Age: 35y
birth of childGeorge C Clinger Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1898 • The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War. |
1900
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
1900
Feb 3
Age: 36y
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birth of childHelen Louise Clinger Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • Second Boer War – Battle of Paardeberg: 20,000 British troops invade the Orange Free State. |
1906
Age: 42y
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birth of childElizabeth L Clinger Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • Imposter Wilhelm Voigt impersonates a Prussian officer and takes over the city hall in Köpenick for a short time. |
1910
Age: 46y
1920
Age: 56y
| 1920 • Canonization of Joan of Arc. Over 30,000 people attend the ceremony in Rome, including 140 descendants of Joan of Arc's family. Pope Benedict XV presides over the rite, for which the interior of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is richly decorated. |
1930
Age: 66y
1940
Age: 76y
1947
Jun 2
Age: 84y
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anniversaryOil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ They were living on 141 River Street at the time, and celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by having an open house from 3-5 and 7-9 pm for their friends, and a family dinner the next day. |
| 1947 • The United States Air Force test pilot, Captain Chuck Yeager, flies a Bell X-1 rocket plane faster than the speed of sound, the first time it has been accomplished |
1948
May 19
Age: 85y
| 1948 • Alger Hiss files a slander suit against Whittaker Chambers for his August 27 radio statement |