1871
Jul 4
| 1871 • United States expedition to Korea: Captain McLane Tilton leads 109 members of the United States Marine Corps in a naval attack on the Han River forts on Ganghwa Island in Korea. |
1910
Mar 31
Age: 38y
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birth of childMadeline Ella Ford Lawson, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • Slavery in China, which has existed since the Shang dynasty, is now illegal. |
1962
Oct 3
Age: 91y
| 1962 • President John F. Kennedy, at a speech at Rice University, reaffirms that the U.S. will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. |