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January
2nd |
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began. The bridge opened for traffic in 1883. |
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January
8th |
Spanish, Miguel Primo de Rivera, was born in dictator of (d. 1930) |
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February
26th |
The New York City subway was opened to the public. It was the first subway system in the United States. The London subway (the Underground) had began operations 7 years earlier in 1863. |
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April
10th |
Communist revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin, was born under the name of Vladimir Ulyanov. He was the leader of the Bolshevik party and the first Premier of the Soviet Union. |
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April
22nd |
Russian revolutionary, Vladimir Lenin, was born in Simbirsk, Russia. He was the leader of the Bolshevik party and the first Premier of the Soviet Union. |
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June
9th |
English writer, Charles Dickens, died at the age of 57. He was one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian times, who wrote such timeless classics as Oliver Twist and Great Expectations. |
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June
19th |
The Confederate States of America ceased to exist after the last of the Southern States were formally readmitted to the United States of America. |
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August
2nd |
The world's first underground railway system began operating in London, England. |
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August
31st |
Italian educator, Maria Montessori, was born in Ancona. Her method of education is a very popular method of education around the world. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school in Italy. |
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September
2nd |
During the course of the Franco-Prussian War, Prussian forces took French Emperor Napoleon III as well as over 100000 French soldiers prisoner after the Battle of Sedan. |
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September
4th |
French emperor Napoleon III was deposed and the Third Republic was established. |
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December
5th |
French writer, Alexandre Dumas, died at the age of 68. He is one of the most widely read authors of all time, having written such immortal classics as 'The Count of Monte Cristo' and the 'The Three Musketeers'. |
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December
12th |
Joseph H. Rainey, hailing from South Carolina, was the first African American congressman in the history of the United States. |
