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1848
Feb 13
| 1848 • Start of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. |
1850
Age: 1y
| 1850 • President Millard Fillmore is sworn in. |
1855
Jun 12
Age: 7y
| 1855 • The Kansas territorial legislature convenes in Pawnee and begins passing proslavery laws. |
1860
Age: 11y
| 1860 • The Pony Express begins its first run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California with riders carrying a small bible. |
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Oct
Age: 13y
1861
Oct
Age: 13y
militaryWest Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Henry enrolled as a private in the 97th Regiment, Pennsylvania Voluntary Infantry. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • The Pony Express announces its closure. |
1865
Age: 16y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ He was a clerk in Brooklyn. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • The U.S. Congress creates the House Appropriations Committee and the Committee on Banking and Commerce, reducing the tasks of the Committee on Ways and Means. |
1870
Age: 21y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Working as a Real Estate Agent 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The Canadian province of Manitoba is created in response to Louis Riel's Red River Rebellion. |
1872
Jan 19
Age: 23y
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marriageMargaret Jane Miller Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Married by Reverend Geer 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1872 • The magazine Popular Science is first published in the U.S. |
1875
Age: 26y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Living and working in Brooklyn as a Real Estate Agent. Was a boarder with his wife Margaret - living with the Blair's 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Metre Convention is signed in Paris. |
1877
Jun 8
Age: 29y
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birth of childAnna Lott Franklin Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • 1877 Australia v. England series: The first Test cricket match is held between England and Australia. |
1880
Age: 31y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Working as a Real Estate Agent, living on 290 Warren Street. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1880 • The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger becomes its first president. |
1881
Jan 19
Age: 32y
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marriageGrace Lavinia Clarke 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1881 • The Pretoria Convention peace treaty is signed, officially ending the war between the Boers and Britain. |
1881
Aug 3
Age: 33y
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birth of childSadie Thompson Franklin Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1881 • The first issue of the feminist newspaper La Citoyenne is published by Hubertine Auclert. |
1885
Oct
Age: 37y
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birth of childCharles Lucian Franklin Texas, USA ⇓ 8 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is founded. |
1888
Dec 26
Age: 40y
birth of childGrace Dewolfe Franklin Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1888 • Hong Kong Peak Tram began operation. |
1900
Age: 51y
| 1900 • Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat the Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac. |
1910
Age: 61y
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residenceCalcasieu, Louisiana, USA ⇓ Working for the railroad with his son, Charles 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats American boxer James J. Jeffries in a heavyweight boxing match, sparking race riots across the United States. |
1915
Aug 16
Age: 67y
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deathGalveston, Texas, USA ⇓ Henry died in the devastating 1915 Galveston Hurricane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_Galveston_hurricane 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1915 • WWI: British and German forces declare an unofficial Christmas truce, get out of the trenches and have a free-for-all kick-around football game in no man's land. |