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1845
Feb 22
| 1845 • The New York Herald becomes the first newspaper to mention the game of baseball. |
1850
Age: 4y
| 1850 • The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress. |
1860
Age: 14y
| 1860 • Augustana College is founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Scandinavian immigrants.The college moves to Paxton, Illinois, in 1862 and eventually splits into a Swedish college in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1875 and a Norwegian college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1918. |
1862
Feb 7
Age: 16y
| 1862 • 16 – American Civil War: Battle of Fort Donelson: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee, capturing it on the last day. |