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1848
Feb 13
| 1848 • Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto (Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei) in London. |
1850
Age: 1y
| 1850 • Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose-built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England. |
1855
Jun 12
Age: 7y
| 1855 • Michigan State University (the "pioneer" land-grant college) is established. |
1860
Age: 11y
| 1860 • South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States Union. |
1865
Age: 16y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ He was a clerk in Brooklyn. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • The Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay against Paraguay is formally signed; the Paraguayan War has already begun. |
1870
Age: 21y
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residenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ Working as a Real Estate Agent 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The Port Adelaide Football Club plays their first match of Australian rules football at Buck's Flat, Glanville, South Australia. |
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 Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College begins its first academic session (the university is later renamed Virginia Tech). |
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 • Ten sophomores from Rutgers College (now Rutgers University) steal a one-ton cannon from the campus of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and start the Rutgers-Princeton Cannon War. |
1877
Jun 8
Age: 29y
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birth of childAnna Lott Franklin Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1877 • The first college lacrosse game is played between New York University and Manhattan College. |
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 • Dorchester Penitentiary opens in Canada. |
1881
Jan 19
Age: 32y
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marriageGrace Lavinia Clarke 1 Source ⇓ |
1881
Aug 3
Age: 33y
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birth of childSadie Thompson Franklin Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1881 • Kansas becomes the first U.S. state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages. |
1885
Oct
Age: 37y
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birth of childCharles Lucian Franklin Texas, USA ⇓ 8 Sources ⇓ |
| 1885 • November 28 – Serbo-Bulgarian War: Serbia declares war against Bulgaria but is defeated in the Battle of Slivnitsa on November 17–November 19. |
1888
Dec 26
Age: 40y
birth of childGrace Dewolfe Franklin Texas, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1900
Age: 51y
| 1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later. |
1910
Age: 61y
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residenceCalcasieu, Louisiana, USA ⇓ Working for the railroad with his son, Charles 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • January 20 – The first aviation meeting to be held in the United States, the 1910 Los Angeles International Air Meet at Dominguez Field, is held near Los Angeles, California. |
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 • The British Women's Institute is founded. |