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1855
Apr 25
1855 • The United States Congress appropriates $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps. |
1878
Jan 13
Age: 22y
birth of childBenjamin Franklin Pile Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1878 • Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. |
1880
Age: 24y
1880 • Piezoelectricity is discovered by Pierre Curie and Jacques Curie. |
1882
Age: 26y
1882 • The Personal Liberty League is established to oppose the temperance movement in the United States. |
1886
Jun 2
Age: 31y
1886 • Horse-drawn streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying c. 900 million riders per year. |
1889
May 3
Age: 34y
birth of childAlta Verlee Pile Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1889 • The Great Seattle Fire ravages through the downtown area without any fatalities. |
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Age: 35y
1891
Age: 35y
birth of childAda Edith Pile Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1891 • Drexel University is founded as the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry. |
1894
Apr 1
Age: 38y
1894 • Britain establishes a Protectorate over Uganda. |
1897
Mar 24
Age: 41y
birth of childHollis L Pile 1 Source ⇓ |
1897 • Mount Saint Elias, the second highest peak in the United States and Canada, is first ascended. |
1937
Nov 30
Age: 82y
1937 • New Deal: The United States Senate votes down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States. |