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January
4th |
Samuel Colt sold his first revolver pistol to the United States government. |
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January
30th |
The town of Yerba Buena in California was renamed to San Francisco. |
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March
3rd |
Scottish inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, was born in Edinburgh. He was one of the foremost pioneers in the development of the telephone. |
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July
24th |
Salt Lake City, Utah was established by a group of Mormon pioneers. |
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July
26th |
Liberia declared its independence. Liberia was founded by black American settlers in 1822 and had been considered an American colony up until its independence. |
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August
20th |
Polish writer, Boleslaw Prus, was born in Warsaw. He is considered by many as one of the most important Polish writers of the 19th century. |
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September
5th |
American outlaw, Jesse James, was born in Centerville, Missouri. He was one of the most famous outlaws of the old west era of the United States, and has since his death become a folklore icon. |
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October
1st |
The Siemens AG & Halske company was founded by German inventor and industrialist Werner von Siemens. It is today the world's largest conglomerate company. |
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November
29th |
17 Missionaries were slaughtered by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians in the area of present day Washington. |
