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Frederick William Vanderbilt
1856Feb, 2

Frederick William Vanderbilt

Frederick William Vanderbilt, American railway magnate (d. 1938)
Frederick William Vanderbilt (February 2, 1856 – June 29, 1938) was a member of the American Vanderbilt family. He was a director of the New York Central Railroad for 61 years, and also a director of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad and of the Chicago and North Western Railroad.

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    Wajid Ali Shah

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  • 1May

    Isabela II

    The Province of Isabela was created in the Philippines in honor of Queen Isabela II.
  • 22May

    Preston Brooks

    Congressman Preston Brooks of South Carolina severely beats Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts with a cane in the hall of the United States Senate for a speech Sumner had made regarding Southerners and slavery.
  • 8Jun

    HMS Bounty

    A group of 194 Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the mutineers of HMS Bounty, arrives at Norfolk Island, commencing the Third Settlement of the Island.
  • 17Nov

    Gadsden Purchase

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