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1878
Jul 10
| 1878 • A match race between champion thoroughbred racehorses Ten Broeck and Mollie McCarty draws more than 30,000 fans to Louisville and insprires the folk song, Molly and Tenbrooks. |
1885
Age: 6y
| 1885 • The Georgia Institute of Technology is established in Atlanta, Georgia as the Georgia School of Technology. |
1898
Oct 12
Age: 20y
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marriageFred Marcus Johnson Keokuk, Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1898 • 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece, leading to the establishment of the autonomous Cretan State. |
1901
Apr 25
Age: 22y
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birth of childVerona Kathryn Frances Johnson Gorin, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1901 • Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. |
1905
Feb 9
Age: 26y
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birth of childWilla Mae Johnson Gorin, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1905 • HMS Dreadnought is laid down, revolutionizing battleship design and triggering a naval arms race. |
1940
Age: 61y
| 1940 • The Soviet Army enters the Baltic states of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. |
1957
Apr 24
Age: 78y
| 1957 • Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged is published. |