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1855
Apr 25
1855 • Stamp duty is removed from newspapers in Britain, creating mass market media in the United Kingdom. |
1878
Jan 13
Age: 22y
birth of childBenjamin Franklin Pile Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1878 • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) opens as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in the United States. |
1880
Age: 24y
1880 • The University of Southern California opens its doors to 53 students and 10 faculty. |
1882
Age: 26y
1882 • Standard Oil of New Jersey is established. |
1886
Jun 2
Age: 31y
1886 • Emile Berliner starts work that leads to the invention of the gramophone. |
1889
May 3
Age: 34y
birth of childAlta Verlee Pile Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1889 • Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. |
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Age: 35y
1891
Age: 35y
birth of childAda Edith Pile Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1891 • The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers was organized. |
1894
Apr 1
Age: 38y
1894 • Oil is discovered on the Osage Indian reservation, making the Osage the "richest group of people in the world". |
1897
Mar 24
Age: 41y
birth of childHollis L Pile 1 Source ⇓ |
1897 • France allows women to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. |
1937
Nov 30
Age: 82y
1937 • The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London; it is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe. |