1821
| 1821 • The George Washington University is chartered as The Columbian College of the District of Columbia by President Monroe. |
1848
Age: 27y
birth of childRobert Ferguson Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1848 • August 6 The HMS Daedalus (1826) report a sighting of a sea serpent. |
1850
Age: 29y
birth of childCatherine Ferguson Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1850 • The temperance organisation, International Organisation of Good Templars, is established in Utica, New York, as the order of the Knights of Jericho. |
1908
Mar 6
Age: 87y
| 1908 • Dorando Pietri wins the Olympic marathon in London in one of the most dramatic arrivals of the Olympic history, only to be disqualified soon afterwards for receiving assistance. |