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1852
Sep 10
| 1852 • United States statesman Henry Clay was the first to receive the honor of lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. |
1860
Age: 7y
| 1860 • Battle of Guayaquil: Ecuadorian forces led by Juan José Flores and Gabriel García Moreno take the port of Guayaquil from Supreme Chief Guillermo Franco, who is backed by Peruvian forces. |
1870
Age: 17y
| 1870 • Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. |
1900
Age: 47y
| 1900 • The first zeppelin flight is carried out over Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. |
1908
May 29
Age: 55y
| 1908 • Start of publication of Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys in London. The book will over time sell over 100 million copies and effectively begin the worldwide Boy Scout movement. |