SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
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SpudMuffin · 61-69, M
@rinkydinkydoink 🤮🤮🤮
She doesn't sound like a nice person, but I almost feel sorry for her!
She doesn't sound like a nice person, but I almost feel sorry for her!
JSul3 · 70-79
The Year Was 1879:
In 1879, key events included the Anglo-Zulu War, the establishment of Bryn Mawr College, and Thomas Edison's invention of the first practical incandescent light bulb. Additionally, the U.S. Census was conducted, recording a population of over 50 million, and New York became the first state with over 5 million residents.
Specific Events:
Anglo-Zulu War:
The war between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom began in January, with a major British defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana.
Bryn Mawr College:
A charter was obtained for Bryn Mawr College, a women's college in Pennsylvania, by members of the Society of Friends.
Incandescent Light Bulb:
Thomas Edison demonstrated his invention of the first practical incandescent light bulb, lighting a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
U.S. Census:
The U.S. Census recorded a population of 50,155,783, with New York exceeding 5 million residents.
Meeker Massacre:
Nathan Meeker and others were killed in an uprising at the White River Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado, according to Wikipedia.
Austro-German Alliance:
This treaty was signed between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire, promising mutual support in case of Russian attack and neutrality in case of other aggression.
First Electric Locomotive:
Werner von Siemens demonstrated the first electric locomotive using an external power source in Berlin, according to Wikipedia.
In 1879, key events included the Anglo-Zulu War, the establishment of Bryn Mawr College, and Thomas Edison's invention of the first practical incandescent light bulb. Additionally, the U.S. Census was conducted, recording a population of over 50 million, and New York became the first state with over 5 million residents.
Specific Events:
Anglo-Zulu War:
The war between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom began in January, with a major British defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana.
Bryn Mawr College:
A charter was obtained for Bryn Mawr College, a women's college in Pennsylvania, by members of the Society of Friends.
Incandescent Light Bulb:
Thomas Edison demonstrated his invention of the first practical incandescent light bulb, lighting a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
U.S. Census:
The U.S. Census recorded a population of 50,155,783, with New York exceeding 5 million residents.
Meeker Massacre:
Nathan Meeker and others were killed in an uprising at the White River Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado, according to Wikipedia.
Austro-German Alliance:
This treaty was signed between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire, promising mutual support in case of Russian attack and neutrality in case of other aggression.
First Electric Locomotive:
Werner von Siemens demonstrated the first electric locomotive using an external power source in Berlin, according to Wikipedia.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
In the year 1894.
Jan 8 Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire
Jan 9 Georges Feydeau's "Un à la Patte" premieres in Paris
Jan 9 New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Jan 9 William K.L. Dickson's motion picture "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" aka "Fred Ott's Sneeze" receives first US copyright for the format; it was filmed a few days earlier at Edison Studio, West Orange, New Jersey [1]
Jan 11 Donghak Peasant Rebellion begins in Mujiang, Korea over local corruption, sparking the 1st Sino-Japanese War
Jan 13 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
Jan 21 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec
Jan 23 G. W. Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min
Listing only January because I'm almost 66. A lot more was happening in 1894.
Jan 1 First public performance of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 "The American", by the Kneisel Quartet, in Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 8 Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire
Jan 9 Georges Feydeau's "Un à la Patte" premieres in Paris
Jan 9 New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
Jan 9 William K.L. Dickson's motion picture "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" aka "Fred Ott's Sneeze" receives first US copyright for the format; it was filmed a few days earlier at Edison Studio, West Orange, New Jersey [1]
Jan 11 Donghak Peasant Rebellion begins in Mujiang, Korea over local corruption, sparking the 1st Sino-Japanese War
Jan 13 Revolution in Sicily crushed by government troops
Jan 21 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec
Jan 23 G. W. Bunbury of Dublin sets shorthand record of 250 wpm for 10 min
Listing only January because I'm almost 66. A lot more was happening in 1894.
rinkydinkydoink · M
SomeMichGuy · M
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SomeMichGuy · M
@rinkydinkydoink My dad's dad was born 4 yr before that! lol
rinkydinkydoink · M
@SomeMichGuy
Some movie greats were born during that decade - Hitchcock, Bogart, Jack Benny, Laurel & Hardy... !
Some movie greats were born during that decade - Hitchcock, Bogart, Jack Benny, Laurel & Hardy... !
rinkydinkydoink · M
JSul3 · 70-79
@OlderSometimesWiser Did he part it in the left or the right ...or straight up the middle?