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Paul Mauser
1838Jun, 27

Paul Mauser

Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 (d. 1914)
Peter Paul Mauser, after 1912 von Mauser, (June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914) was a German weapon designer, manufacturer/industrialist and politician.

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    Telegraphy

    Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
  • 30Apr

    Central American Federation

    Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
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    Queen Victoria

    Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
  • 18Aug

    Puget Sound

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  • 27Oct

    Extermination Order (Mormonism)

    Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated.