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1849
Oct 1
1849 • The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewiston to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, opens for service. |
1850
Sep 24
Age: 11m
1850 • Europeans make up 22% of the world population. |
1860
Age: 10y
1860 • Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops depart from Quarto on the Expedition of the Thousand. |
1870
Age: 20y
1870 • Military control of Mississippi ends and it is readmitted to the Union. |
1874
Age: 24y
marriageGeorge W Farlow |
1874 • Battle of Castellfullit de la Roca (Third Carlist War): Appointed to command the Spanish Republican army in the north, General Ramón Nouvilas attempted to relieve the Carlist siege of Olot in Gerona. But at Castellfullit de la Roca, in one of the Government’s worst defeats, Nouvilas was routed by Carlist General Francisco Savalls, and captured along with about 2,000 of his men. Olot capitulated two days later. |
1875
Age: 25y
birth of childMargaretta Farlow Harrisburg, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
1875 • The United States Congress passes the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in public accommodations and jury duty. |
1878
May
Age: 28y
birth of childAlfred Homer Farlow Harrisburg, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ |
1878 • The British fleet enters Turkish waters and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul but does not carry out the threat. |
1900
Age: 50y
1900 • World population: 1,650,000,000 |
1930
Age: 80y
1930 • The 3M company markets Scotch Tape, invented by Richard Gurley Drew, in the United States. |
1938
Jan 29
Age: 88y
1938 • Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia. |