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1877
Aug 3
| 1877 • In the Compromise of 1877, the U.S. presidential election, 1876 is resolved with the selection of Rutherford B. Hayes as the winner, even though Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote on November 7, 1876. |
1880
Age: 2y
| 1880 • The first stone is laid for the Clarkson Memorial in Wisbech. |
1900
Oct 10
Age: 23y
marriageEmma Helen Pearce |
| 1900 • L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is published in Chicago, the first of Baum's Oz books chronicling the fictional Land of Oz for children. |
1901
Sep 18
Age: 24y
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birth of childKenneth Pearce Leach Grant Township, Woodbury, Iowa, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1901 • The United States Congress passes the Platt Amendment, limiting the autonomy of Cuba as a condition for the withdrawal of American troops. |
1904
May 4
Age: 26y
birth of childClarence Alvin Leach Grant Township, Woodbury, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1904 • Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland. |
1905
Age: 27y
| 1905 • Civil service examinations are abolished in China. |
1908
Jun 3
Age: 30y
birth of childHelen Pearl Leach Grant Township, Woodbury, Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1908 • The first around-the-world car race, the 1908 New York to Paris Race, begins. |
1911
Age: 33y
| 1911 • Opening of first exhibition by Der Blaue Reiter group of painters, in Munich. |
1916
Age: 38y
| 1916 • Mexican Revolution: The U.S. 7th and 10th Cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the border to join the hunt for Villa. |
1948
Jan 11
Age: 70y
| 1948 • The Calgary Stampeders defeat the Ottawa Rough Riders 12–7 before 20,013 fans at Toronto's Varsity Stadium to capture their first Grey Cup and complete the only perfect season to date in Canadian Football. |