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Helena immigrated from Germany to New York City in 1883 with only one suitcase. She struggled to find work in New York, and was told jobs were available in Chicago. She moved to Chicago and found work ironing, and met her future husband Frederic Gartner.
1863
Oct 30
| 1863 • American Civil War – Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia. |
1863
Oct 31
Age: 1d
| 1863 • 17-year-old Prince Wilhelm George of Denmark is elected by the Hellenic Parliament as George, King of the Hellenes; he will reign in Greece for fifty years. He arrives in Athens on October 30 to take the throne. |
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Age: 19y
1883
Age: 19y
| 1883 • Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to Chile, ending Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific. |
1885
Dec 9
Age: 22y
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marriageFrederic Gartner Cook County, Illinois, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • The Georgia Institute of Technology is established in Atlanta, Georgia as the Georgia School of Technology. |
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Age: 22y
1886
Age: 22y
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birth of childCharles William Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1886 • Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. |
1887
Dec 21
Age: 24y
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birth of childMargarita Gretchen Gartner Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • The British Empire celebrates Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, marking the 50th year of her reign.[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page929.asp Royal.gov.uk] |
1900
Jun 12
Age: 36y
| 1900 • The United Kingdom and the United States sign a treaty for the building of a Central American shipping canal across Central America in Nicaragua. |
1910
Age: 46y
| 1910 • Slavery in China, which has existed since the Shang dynasty, is now illegal. |
1920
Jan 15
Age: 56y
| 1920 • The United States Railroad Administration returns control of American railroads to its constituent railroad companies. |
1951
Oct 22
Age: 87y
| 1951 • Dutch author Anne de Vries releases the first volume of her novel Journey Through the Night (Reis door de nacht) set during World War II. |
1951
Oct 24
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burialSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery. |
| 1951 • East China Normal University is founded in Shanghai, China. |