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This year in history
In the year 1884

	January 6th	Austrian scientist, Gregor Johann Mendel, died at the age of 62. He is considered as the father of genetics whose work gained widespread recognition many years after his death, well into the 20th century.
	February 1st	The first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary was published.
	May 8th	American, Harry S. Truman, was born in Lamar, Missouri. He was the 34th President of the United States and his presidency is marked in history as the only one to have ever ordered a nuclear attack on the earth (Hiroshima & Nagasaki) as well as his hard line policy against the Soviet Union.
	May 31st	American doctor, John Harvey Kellogg, was awarded the patent for corn flakes.
	July 3rd	The Dow Jones company published its 1st stock average.
	July 5th	Cameroon became a German colony. After World War I, the territory was split between France and Great Britain.
	July 12th	Italian painter and sculptor, Amedeo Modigliani, was born in Livorno. He is considered as one of the most original painters and sculptors of the 20th century.
	August 5th	Construction of the Statue of Liberty began in New York.
	October 11th	First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, was born in New York City.

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