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Samuel Fenton Cary
1900Sep, 29

Samuel Fenton Cary

Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814)
Samuel Fenton Cary (February 18, 1814 – September 29, 1900) was a congressman from Ohio and significant temperance movement leader in the 19th century. Cary became well known nationally as a prohibitionist author and lecturer.

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  • 16Jan

    American Samoa

    The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
  • 24Mar

    New York City Subway

    Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
  • 5Apr

    Linear B

    Archaeologists in Knossos, Crete, discover a large cache of clay tablets with hieroglyphic writing in a script they call Linear B.
  • 2Jul

    Lake Constance

    The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
  • 14Jul

    Boxer Rebellion

    Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.