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1843
Apr 2
| 1843 • Graduation from a class of 39 at the United States Military Academy, West Point, of Ulysses S. Grant (21st) and John J. Peck (8th). |
1850
Age: 6y
| 1850 • The postage stamp issues of Austria begin with a series of imperforate typographed stamps featuring the coat of arms. |
1860
Age: 16y
| 1860 • French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song "Au Clair de la Lune" to his phonautograph; producing the world's earliest known sound recording (however, it is not rediscovered until 2008). |
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: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. |
1873
Mar 25
Age: 29y
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marriageHarriet Madison Jenkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1873 • The New York stock market crash triggers the Panic of 1873, part of the Long Depression. |
1874
Feb 5
Age: 30y
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birth of childAlta Janetta Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1874 • Gold is discovered in the Black Hills. |
1878
Mar 11
Age: 34y
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birth of childEstella Mary Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1878 • The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg. |
1880
Dec 18
Age: 37y
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birth of childLula Bell Miller Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1887
Aug
Age: 44y
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birth of childCharles Dewitt Miller Jefferson, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1887 • Antonio Guzmán Blanco ends his term as President of Venezuela. |
1900
Jun 15
Age: 57y
| 1900 • Second Boer War: The British Army relieves the Siege of Mafeking. |
1910
Age: 66y
| 1910 • The earth passes through the tail of Comet Halley. |
1926
Dec 3
Age: 83y
| 1926 • The British General Strike begins at Midnight in support of the coal strike. |