1865
Dec 22
| 1865 • American Civil War – Battle of Five Forks: In Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive. |
1888
Age: 21y
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birth of childCharles Edmund Raynor Spokane, Washington, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1888 • The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes an act that permits bicycles on the road, on condition that they are equipped with a bell that should be rung while on the carriageway. This rule is eventually abolished in 1930. |
1910
Age: 43y
| 1910 • The electric streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year. |
1938
Aug 18
Age: 72y
| 1938 • The first reported "attack" of The Halifax Slasher mass hysteria incident. |