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1874
Feb 2
1874 • Universal Postal Union is established. |
1884
Age: 9y
1884 • The water hyacinth is introduced in the United States and quickly becomes an invasive species. |
1901
Mar 26
Age: 27y
marriagePaul Van Deusen Woodbury, New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1901 • Sigma Phi Epsilon is founded in Richmond, Virginia. |
1905
Age: 30y
1905 • Russo-Japanese War: Russian troops begin to retreat from Mukden after losing 100,000 troops in 3 days. |
1910
Apr 28
Age: 36y
1910 • Slavery in China, which has existed since the Shang dynasty, is now illegal. |
1915
Age: 40y
1915 • Mexican Revolution: Troops of Obregon and Villa clash at León: Obregon loses his right arm in grenade attack but Villa is decisively defeated. |
1920
Age: 45y
1920 • Irish War of Independence: Catholic riots in Belfast in protest at the continuing British Army presence. |
1930
Apr 2
Age: 56y
1930 • The chocolate chip cookie is invented by Ruth Wakefield of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts. |