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Thomas Chipman McRae
1851Dec, 21

Thomas Chipman McRae

Thomas Chipman McRae, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1929)
Thomas Chipman McRae (December 21, 1851 – June 2, 1929) was an American attorney and politician from Arkansas. He served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (1885 to 1903) and the 26th Governor of Arkansas, from 1921 to 1925.

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  • 12Feb

    Australian gold rushes

    Edward Hargraves announces he has found gold in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, starting the Australian gold rushes.
  • 11Mar

    Giuseppe Verdi

    The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
  • 5Jun

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
  • 12Aug

    Sewing machine

    Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
  • 24Oct

    Umbriel (moon)

    William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus.