Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes, a major urban infrastructure development
Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes, a major urban infrastructure development
Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes, a major urban infrastructure development
Events Before
National debt of Britain and Ireland is £765,126,582
National debt of Britain and Ireland is £765,126,582
Fugitive slave Frederick Douglass delivers his 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?' speech to the Ladies' Anti-Sla
Fugitive slave Frederick Douglass delivers his 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?' speech to the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society in Rochester, condemning the celebration as a hypocritical sham
Future US President Rutherford B. Hayes (30) weds teetotaler and abolitionist Lucy Webb (21)
Future US President Rutherford B. Hayes (30) weds teetotaler and abolitionist Lucy Webb (21)
First Chinese immigrants arrive in Hawaii
First Chinese immigrants arrive in Hawaii
British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)
British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa)
Events After
Alice Mary Robertson is born
Alice Mary Robertson, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1854-01-02.
Presbyterian minister John Miller Dickey and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson, found Ashmun Institute, a historically Black
Presbyterian minister John Miller Dickey and his wife, Sarah Emlen Cresson, found Ashmun Institute, a historically Black college later known as Lincoln University, in Hinsonville, Pennsylvania
Republican Party is formally organized in Ripon, Wisconsin
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is one of the two major political parties in the United States.
Great Britain and France declare war on Russia, expanding the Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, the Second French Empire, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Kingdom of…
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (23) weds Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria (16) at the Augustinerkirche, Vienna
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (23) weds Elisabeth, Duchess of Bavaria (16) at the Augustinerkirche, Vienna
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Alice Mary Robertson is born
Alice Mary Robertson, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1854-01-02.
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Tim Keefe is born
Tim Keefe, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1857-01-01.
City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line
City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line
National debt of Britain and Ireland is £765,126,582
National debt of Britain and Ireland is £765,126,582
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