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Mansion of Happiness was also based on a previously extant British game, while Travellers' Tour was a wholly American creation. [5] A sister game, Travellers' Tour Through Europe, was released a few months after. [2] [6] [7] This was later followed by Travellers' Tour Round the World. [8] A new version of the game was published in 1842. [9]
The signing of the First Geneva Convention by some of the major European powers in 1864 T. H. Huxley's famous debate in 1860 with Samuel Wilberforce was a key moment in the wider acceptance of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The London Fire Brigade was established in 1865. Florence Nightingale founds school for nurses in 1860.
Augustana College is founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Swedish immigrants. The college moves to Paxton, Illinois, in 1862, and to its eventual home in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1875. Sedalia, Missouri is incorporated. The American South has c. 4 million slaves. 1860–1900 – 14 million immigrants come to the United States.
The RMS Queen Elizabeth pulling into New York with service men returning home after the end of World War 2, 1945. She was able to carry 15,000 people at a time, including 900 crew members ...
Or what everyday life was like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago. There’s an online community dedicated to sharing photos, scanned documents, articles, and personal anecdotes from the ...
U.S. states in the American Civil War (41 C) * 1860s elections in the United States by state (52 C) ... 0–9. 1860 in the United States by state or territory (40 C)
U.S. territorial extent in 1860. April 3, 1860 – Pony Express begins. November 6 – 1860 United States presidential election: Abraham Lincoln elected president and Hannibal Hamlin vice president with only 39% of the vote in a four-man race. December 18 – Crittenden Compromise fails. December 20 – President Buchanan fires his cabinet.
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