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1829
Oct 16
| 1829 • First ascent of Finsteraarhorn, the highest summit of the Bernese Alps. |
1851
Jul 3
Age: 21y
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marriageCatherine E Taylor Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1851 • Northwestern University is founded in Illinois. |
1860
Age: 30y
| 1860 • South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States Union. |
1863
Mar 3
Age: 33y
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birth of childCarlton Curtis Clinger Walnut Bend, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • Queen Victoria issues Letters Patent granting Goulburn, New South Wales, city status, making it Australia's first inland city. |
1870
Age: 40y
| 1870 • The U.S. Congress creates the United States Department of Justice. |
1880
Age: 50y
| 1880 • The SS Columbia, which will be the first outside usage of Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb, is launched at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works of John Roach and Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. |
1900
Age: 70y
| 1900 • Boxer Rebellion: The Boxers attack Belgians in the Fengtai railway station. |
1909
May 2
Age: 79y
| 1909 • Einar Dessau uses a short-wave radio transmitter, becoming the first radio broadcaster. |