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He graduated from the Philadelphia High School in 1877, and from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 1880, since which date he practiced medicine uninterruptedly except from March 1881, to July, 1882 when he was assistant superintendent of Troy Farm. Played baseball with the Germantown junior team from 1875 to 1881 and played on the University of Pennsylvania team in 1878.
1860
Mar 12
| 1860 • A Chondrite-type meteorite falls to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio near the town of New Concord. |
1860
Jul 20
Age: 4m
| 1860 • The first Convention of Peking formally ends the Second Opium War. |
1877
Age: 16y
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graduationHe graduated high school. Was playing junior baseball in Pennsylvania: https://archives.upenn.edu/exhibits/penn-history/baseball/west-philadelphia 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy. |
1880
Age: 19y
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residencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ That year he also graduated from the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. |
1883
Nov 27
Age: 23y
marriageAdelaide Parmalee Smith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1883 • The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. |
1884
Sep 25
Age: 24y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1884 • United States presidential election, 1884: Democrat Grover Cleveland defeats Republican James G. Blaine in a very close contest to win the first of his non-consecutive terms. |
1891
Jul 10
Age: 31y
birth of childRobert Hicks Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1891 • Beginning of the Australian shearers' strike that leads indirectly to the foundation of the Australian Labor Party. |
1900
Jun 1
Age: 40y
| 1900 • Philippine–American War: Filipino resistance fighters defeat a large American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa. |
1900
Oct 23
Age: 40y
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birth of childFrederick Van Deusen Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1900 • The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal across Central America in Nicaragua. |
1906
Jul 31
Age: 46y
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birth of childEdwin Parmalee Van Deusen Jr. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • April 7 – Algeciras Conference to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany. |
1912
Jan 18
Age: 51y
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marriageEmily Fairfield Darling Delaware, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1912 • The Girl Scouts is founded by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia. |
1915
Age: 54y
| 1915 • WWI: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. |
1920
Age: 59y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation shows as "physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1920 • Greece begins using the Gregorian calendar. |
1930
Age: 69y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His occupation is listed as being a "Homeopathic Physician" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • BBC Radio from London reports on this day that "There is no news". |
1940
Age: 79y
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residenceVineland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA ⇓ Edwin lists his occupation as a medical doctor in a private practice. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1940 • President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year. |
1941
Mar 20
Age: 81y
