
1836
May 10
1836 • Samuel Colt receives a United States patent for the Colt revolver, the first revolving barrel multishot firearm. |
1854
May 6
Age: 17y
marriageJames Tidmore Clarke Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ |
1854 • Mexican troops force William Walker and his troops to retreat to Sonora. |
1859
Oct 27
Age: 23y
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birth of childGrace Lavinia Clarke 4 Sources ⇓ |
1859 • The Mekteb-i Mülkiye School is founded in the Ottoman Empire. |
1860
Age: 23y
1860 • Battle of the Volturno: Garibaldi defeats the last organized army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. |
1870
Age: 33y
1870 • Anaheim, California is incorporated. |
1900
Age: 63y
1900 • Max Planck announces his discovery of the law of black body emission, marking the birth of quantum physics. |
1906
Jan 3
Age: 69y
1906 • The first Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is held, starting in Paris. The winning team, piloting the balloon United States, lands in Fylingdales, Yorkshire, England. |