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1865
Dec 14
| 1865 • Grand Review of the Armies: Union Army troops parade down Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.) to celebrate the end of the American Civil War. |
1882
Oct 29
Age: 16y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • Thomas Edison flips the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in history, lighting one square mile of lower Manhattan. This is considered by many as the day that began the electrical age. |
1884
Feb
Age: 18y
birth of childWilliam Henry Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • The flag of Estonia is consecrated as the flag of the Estonian Students Society. |
1885
Oct 17
Age: 19y
birth of childNora Belle Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1885 • 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Nui Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force in northern Vietnam. |
1887
Jan 22
Age: 21y
birth of childSarah Jane Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1887 • Hibernian F.C. of Scotland defeats Preston North End of England to win the "Championship of the World" after the two teams win the Association football Cup competitions in their respective countries. |
1890
Jul
Age: 24y
birth of childWalter Cyrus Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1890 • William II of Prussia opposes Bismarck's attempt to renew the law outlawing the Social Democratic Party. |
1893
Apr 1
Age: 27y
birth of childCora Ann Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • T.M.I.: The Episcopal School of Texas is founded. |
1895
Nov 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Thomas Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • Gongche Shangshu movement: 603 candidates sign a 10,000-word petition against the Treaty of Shimonoseki. |
1898
Aug 17
Age: 32y
birth of childArch Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1898 • The British conquer and burn Benin City. |
1902
Jun
Age: 36y
| 1902 • Electric Theatre, the first movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California. |