Spouse
Children
1865
Dec 14
| 1865 • James Hudson Taylor founds the China Inland Mission at Brighton, England. |
1882
Oct 29
Age: 16y
marriageJohn Franklin Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • The University of the Punjab is founded in modern-day Pakistan. |
1884
Feb
Age: 18y
birth of childWilliam Henry Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1884 • Mexican General Manuel Mondragón creates the Mondragón rifle, the world's first automatic rifle. |
1885
Oct 17
Age: 19y
birth of childNora Belle Thornton Barry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1885 • Louis Riel's trial for treason begins in Regina. |
1887
Jan 22
Age: 21y
birth of childSarah Jane Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1887 • The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. |
1890
Jul
Age: 24y
birth of childWalter Cyrus Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1890 • In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded. |
1893
Apr 1
Age: 27y
birth of childCora Ann Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1893 • The SS Naronic is believed to have sunk due to a storm. |
1895
Nov 23
Age: 29y
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birth of childJohn Thomas Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1895 • George Washington Vanderbilt II officially opens his "Biltmore House" estate, inviting his family to celebrate his new home in Asheville, North Carolina. |
1898
Aug 17
Age: 32y
birth of childArch Thornton Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1898 • 700 Greeks and 15 Englishmen are slaughtered by the Turks in Heraklion, Greece, leading to the establishment of the autonomous Cretan State. |
1902
Jun
Age: 36y
| 1902 • The New York Central railroad inaugurates the 20th Century Limited passenger train between Chicago and New York City. |