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1862
Aug 25
1862 • In his State of the Union address, President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as he ordered ten weeks earlier in his Emancipation Proclamation. |
1870
Age: 7y
1870 • Leon Michel Gambetta escapes the besieged Paris in a hot-air balloon. |
1890
Sep 6
Age: 28y
marriageLouisa Wehrle 1 Source ⇓ |
1890 • Wilhelm II, German Emperor, dismisses Otto von Bismarck. |
1891
Jul 18
Age: 28y
birth of childHelen Cecilia Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1891 • First long-distance transmission of alternating current by the Ames power plant near Telluride, Colorado, by Lucien and Paul Nunn. |
1893
May 4
Age: 30y
birth of childMarie Myrtle Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1893 • The rank of Chief Petty Officer is established in the United States Navy. |
1898
Feb 19
Age: 35y
birth of childEmma Selma Martha Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1898 • William Ramsay and Morris Travers discover neon. |
1904
Apr 9
Age: 41y
birth of childAlbert John Fisher Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1904 • Russo-Japanese War – Dogger Bank incident: The Russian Baltic Fleet fires on British trawlers it mistakes for Japanese torpedo boats in the North Sea. |
1907
Apr 12
Age: 44y
birth of childHarold Erving Fisher Seattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1907 • The partially completed superstructure of the Quebec Bridge collapses entirely, claiming the lives of 76 workers. |
1918
May 17
Age: 55y
deathSeattle, King, Washington, USA ⇓ Buried in Calvary Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
1918 • WWI: Austria-Hungary surrenders to Italy. |