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1828
Nov 7
| 1828 • English naturalist and explorer William John Burchell collects the only known specimen of Parabouchetia brasiliensis,an exceptionally rare member of the nightshade family Solanaceae, in central Brazil. |
1860
Jan 16
Age: 31y
birth of childJohn Franklin Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Shoe-making workers of Lynn, Massachusetts, strike successfully for higher wages. The strike spreads throughout New England and eventually involves 20,000 workers. |
1865
Aug 16
Age: 36y
birth of childWilliam S Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • The Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay against Paraguay is formally signed; the Paraguayan War has already begun. |
1900
Feb 10
Age: 71y
| 1900 • Dr. Henry A. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University announces a theory about the cause of the Earth's magnetism. |