1863
Mar 11
| 1863 • American Civil War – Battle of Wauhatchie: Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant, having fought through the night, ward off a Confederate attack led by General James Longstreet. Union forces thus open a supply line into Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
1893
Age: 29y
marriageAgnes Wehrle Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • Gandhi arrives in South Africa where he will live until 1914 -- he led non-violent peaceful protests on behalf of Indiah immigrants in Transvaal, and generally had a deeper experience of non-violent activities during these years. |
1894
Age: 30y
birth of childBirdean Georgie Sherwood Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1894 • New Zealand enacts the world's first minimum wage law. |
1930
Age: 66y
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residenceSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Agnes and her husband George Sherwood are living with an adopted daughter, Vivian, who is eighteen years old. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1930 • R. B. Bennett defeats William Lyon Mackenzie King in federal elections and becomes the Prime Minister of Canada. |
1955
Dec 20
Age: 92y
| 1955 • Mir Mine, the first diamond mine in the Soviet Union, is discovered. |