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In 1860, the first local law was passed concerning usage of drugs - although the first nationwide policy would not be implemented until the Harrison Tax Act of 1914.

 

Events

Event	Start	End
Pax Brittanica	1815	1915
Victorian era	1840	1901

 

New Groups

Group	Image	Type	Description
Louisiana State University		Flagship state university Land-grant Sea-grant Space-grant university	Expanded massively by governor Huey Pierce Long Jr. in 1930.
Bard College		Military ranks Liberal arts college	Liberal arts college in New York State from 2021 funded by Open Society Foundations
Augustana College		Private university	The largest private university in South Dakota
Blackrock College		School Catholic Day school	Catholic boarding school for boys in Ireland
Aftenposten		Newspaper	Norwegian newspaper with high Bilderberg attendance.

 

A Death

Title	Born	Died	Place of death	Summary	Description
George Hamilton-Gordon	28 January 1784	14 December 1860	Middlesex St James's United Kingdom	Politician	UK PM

 

Births

Title	Born	Place of birth	Died	Summary	Description
Cleveland Dodge	26 January 1860		24 June 1926	Financier	The main donor to the US presidential campaign of Woodrow Wilson.
William Jennings Bryan	19 March 1860	United States Illinois Salem	26 July 1925	Lawyer
Theodore Herzl	2 May 1860	Hungary Budapest	3 July 1904	Author Journalist Playwright Activist
Vittorio Orlando	19 May 1860	Italy Palermo Kingdom of the Two Sicilies	1 December 1952	Politician	Prime Minister of Italy 1917-1919
Wirt Dexter Walker	1 September 1860		24 April 1899	Lawyer
Rufus Isaacs	10 October 1860	London Tower Hamlets UK	30 December 1935	Diplomat

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