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1859
Apr 12
| 1859 • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is published. |
1860
Age: 7m
| 1860 • In New Granada (modern-day Colombia) the southern state of Cauca secedes from the central government in protest at the suggestion of increase of presidential powers; Magdalena and Bolívar join it. |
1870
Age: 10y
| 1870 • Women gain the right to vote in Utah Territory. |
1878
Oct 23
Age: 19y
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marriageIsaac Frank Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • Grimsby Town FC, formed as Grimsby Pelham. |
1880
Jun 4
Age: 21y
| 1880 • Wabash, Indiana becomes the first electrically lit city in the world. |
1880
Jul 14
Age: 21y
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birth of childFrank Henry Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1882
Jan 1
Age: 22y
birth of childWilliam Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1882 • A transit of Venus, the last until 2004, occurs. |
1883
Sep 29
Age: 24y
birth of childIda Elizabeth Fountain Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ |
| 1883 • The world's first rodeo is held in Pecos, Texas. |
1900
Jun 14
Age: 41y
| 1900 • The Paris World Exhibition opens. |
1912
Jun 12
Age: 53y
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marriageJoseph Brewster Everett, Snohomish, Washington, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1912 • Alaska becomes a territory of the United States. |
1937
Jun 19
Age: 78y
| 1937 • At the age of 70, legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio for the first time, beginning his successful 17-year tenure with that orchestra. This first concert consists of music by Vivaldi (at a time when he was still seldom played), Mozart, and Brahms. Millions tune in to listen, including U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. |