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1865
Dec 14
| 1865 • American Civil War – Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, more than a month after Confederate General Lee's surrender, the last land battle of the civil war ends with a Confederate victory. |
1882
Oct 29
Age: 16y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • A transit of Venus, the last until 2004, occurs. |
1884
Feb
Age: 18y
birth of childWilliam Henry Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is first published, in London. |
1885
Oct 17
Age: 19y
birth of childNora Belle Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1885 • February concludes without having a full moon. |
1887
Jan 22
Age: 21y
birth of childSarah Jane Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1887 • Results of the Michelson-Morley experiment are published, indicating that the speed of light is independent of motion. |
1890
Jul
Age: 24y
birth of childWalter Cyrus Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1890 • Léon Bourgeois succeeds Jean Antoine Ernest Constans as French Minister of the Interior. |
1893
Apr 1
Age: 27y
birth of childCora Ann Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • In Belgium, Adam Worth is sentenced to 7 years for robbery (he is released in 1897). |
1895
Nov 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Thomas Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • Archie MacLaren scores an English County Championship cricket record innings of 424 for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton. |
1898
Aug 17
Age: 32y
birth of childArch Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1898 • Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital. |
1902
Jun
Age: 36y
| 1902 • Australia: Female British subjects (with the exception of Asians, Aborigines and Africans) win the vote with the Uniform Franchise Act. |