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1797
| 1797 • London haberdasher John Hetherington wears a silk top hat in public and attracts a large crowd of onlookers. He is later fined £500 for causing a public nuisance. |
1832
Feb 19
Age: 35y
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birth of childJohn Logan Miller Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1832 • Ecuador annexes the Galapagos Islands. |
1850
Age: 53y
| 1850 • Allan Pinkerton forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. |
1860
Age: 63y
| 1860 • While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike. |