Births on July 6

George Howard Earle, Jr.

Born on July 6, 1856

George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (d. 1928)

George H. Earle Jr. (July 6, 1856 – February 19, 1928) was a Philadelphia lawyer and "financial diplomat" who was highly sought after to save ailing corporations from financial ruin.

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Events on 1856

1 May

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

Sacking of Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas is captured and burned by pro-slavery forces.
22 May

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.
8 Jun

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.
17 Nov

Gadsden Purchase
American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.

Births on July 6

George Howard Earle, Jr.

Born on July 6, 1856

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Events on 1856

Isabela II

Sacking of Lawrence

Preston Brooks

HMS Bounty

Gadsden Purchase