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1843
Apr 2
| 1843 • Chile takes possession of the Strait of Magellan. |
1850
Age: 6y
| 1850 • University of Rochester is founded in Rochester, NY. |
1860
Age: 16y
| 1860 • The U.S. Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. |
1864
Age: 20y
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militaryJefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ William was drafted into the Civil War into the Union Army under J.F. Benjamin. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War – Battle of Saltville: Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia but are defeated by Confederate troops. |
1873
Mar 25
Age: 29y
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marriageHarriet Madison Jenkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • The Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition discovers Franz Josef Land.[http://mapstor.com/news/this-day-in-history/30-08-2013-30thaugust-1873-the-arctic-archipelago-of-franz-josef-land-was-discovered.html This Day in History]. Accessed 22 November 2013. |
1874
Feb 5
Age: 30y
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birth of childAlta Janetta Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • Democrats gain control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 1860. |
1878
Mar 11
Age: 34y
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birth of childEstella Mary Miller 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
Dec 18
Age: 37y
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birth of childLula Bell Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger becomes its first president. |
1887
Aug
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Dewitt Miller Jefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Occidental College is founded. |
1900
Jun 15
Age: 57y
| 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. |
1910
Age: 66y
| 1910 • Comet Halley is visible from Earth. It won't be seen again until 1986. |
1926
Dec 3
Age: 83y
