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Historical Timeline

Historical Timeline

Listed below are events that happened during our ancestor’s life time.

1722 – 1795

Events During

Johann Phillip Fishburn’s III Life 

1722 – Fire extinguisher patented.

1752 – Benjamin Franklin flies a kite in a storm.

1795 – Kentucky becomes first state to appropriate money for roads.

1756 – 1846

Events During 

Johan Ludwig Fishburn’s Life

1756 – St.Patrick’s day first celebrated in NYC

1789 – George Washington inaugurated First President of the United States.

1846 – Mexican-American War, Donner Party.

1803 – 1889

Events During

Samuel F Fishburn’s Life

1803 – Ohio becomes the 17th state.

1824 – Freed American Slaves establish Liberia.

1860-65 – American Civil War.

1889 – Eiffel Tower official opens in Paris.

1832 – 1907

Events During

Daniel Fishburn’s Life

1832 – Charles Darwin lands in Porto Prayo aboard HNS Beagle.

1856 – Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio.

1860-1865 – American Civil War

1907 – Japan seizes Korea

 

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