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1839
Oct 20
1839 • First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre. |
1850
Age: 10y
1850 • The city of Manchester reaches 400,000 inhabitants. |
1860
Age: 20y
1860 • The Pony Express begins its first run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California with riders carrying a small bible. |
1862
Jun 15
Age: 22y
marriageMary E Wilson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1862 • American Civil War – Battle of Yorktown: The battle begins when Union forces under General George B. McClellan close in on the Confederate capital Richmond, Virginia. |
1865
Dec
Age: 26y
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birth of childCharles S Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
1865 • The "Claywater Meteorite" explodes just before reaching ground level in Vernon County, Wisconsin; fragments having a combined mass of 1.5 kg are recovered. |
1867
Nov 21
Age: 28y
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birth of childJames H Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1867 • William III of the Netherlands accepts an offer of 5,000,000 guilders from Napoleon III for the sale of Luxembourg, leading to the Luxembourg Crisis. |
1870
Age: 30y
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residenceScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Richard is living next door to his brother Cicero's family and his father Jacob's family. They are all farmers. 1 Source ⇓ |
1870 • The Red River Rebellion ends with the arrival of the Wolseley Expedition and the fleeing of Louis Riel. |
1872
Mar
Age: 32y
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birth of childGuy Richard Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1872 • The New Zealand Wars end after 27 years. |
1879
Oct 7
Age: 39y
1879 • Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time in Menlo Park, New Jersey. |