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He was a Merchant, Railroad Agent, and Farmer
1825
Dec 13
1825 • The Miramichi Fire, a forest fire, breaks out in New Brunswick (Canada). |
1826
Feb 2
Age: 1m
1826 • The first railway tunnel is built en route between Liverpool and Manchester in England. |
1856
Dec 24
Age: 31y
marriageIndiana Stanton Richmond, Indiana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1856 • Auburn University is first chartered as the East Alabama Male College. |
1864
Nov 30
Age: 38y
marriageFrancina Louisa Griffith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1864 • American Civil War – Battle of Saltville: Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia but are defeated by Confederate troops. |
1891
Apr 15
Age: 65y
1891 • Thomas Alva Edison's prototype kinetoscope is first displayed at Edison's Laboratory, for a convention of the National Federation of Women's Clubs. |