♂ Wilhelm Roetzheim

1832

 

William

1858


Nov 9
Age: 25y
1858 • U.S. President James Buchanan inaugurates the new trans-Atlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria. However, a weak signal forces a shutdown of the service in a few weeks.

1860


Apr 24
Age: 27y

1861


Dec 25
Age: 28y

1863


Oct 30
Age: 30y
1863 American Civil War – Mine Run: Union forces under General George Meade position against troops led by Confederate General Robert E. Lee (Meade's forces can not find any weaknesses in the Confederate lines and give up trying after 5 days).

1864


Jan 12
Age: 31y
1864 Syllabus errorum: Pope Pius IX condemns theological liberalism as an error and claims for the supremacy of Roman Catholic Church authority over the civil society. He also condemns rationalism and socialism.

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