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1847
| 1847 • U.S. troops of General Winfield Scott begin to advance along the aqueduct around Chalco and Xochimilco lakes in Mexico |
1878
Oct 23
Age: 31y
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marriageMary Malena Fisher Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • The world's first recorded floodlit football fixture is played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England. |
1880
Jun 4
Age: 33y
| 1880 • Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. |
1880
Jul 14
Age: 33y
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birth of childFrank Henry Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. |
1882
Jan 1
Age: 35y
birth of childWilliam Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • A transit of Venus, the last until 2004, occurs. |
1883
Sep 29
Age: 36y
birth of childIda Elizabeth Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1883 • Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law. |
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Age: 42y
1889
Age: 42y
| 1889 • Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine in the United States. |