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Revision as of 22:09, 7 December 2006
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calcite rush in Iceland; Penhallows' fortune launched (p128)
1808
Malus discovers polarised light via Iceland spar (p126)
1849
Kieselguhr Kid's family to San Antonio (p171)
no-date
Merle Rideout born (p28)
no-date
Vanderjuice in Denver
1854
(?) Webb Traverse born in south Pennsylvania (p87) to Cooley Traverse (p105)
1861
US Civil War begins
1862
18yo Scarsdale Vibe (sophomore at Yale) gets draft notice (p100)
1864
(?) Webb meets Teresa in Ohio (p87)
1865
US Civil War ends
1871
Garcons de '71 (p19)
1874
(?) Webb marries Mayva (p88) meets Veikko (p89)
1876
Telluride founded
no-date
Reef Traverse born (p89)
1877
(?) Cleveland library opens stacks (p65)
no-date
Frank Traverse born
1881
Colfax Vibe born (p158)
1882 (?) Foley approaches Vibe (p100)
Kit Traverse born (p99)
no-date
Lake Traverse born
1886
Haymarket riots (p25, 111)
01 May:
nationwide strike for 8-hour day
no-date:
Merle is mechanic (p64)
1887
(?) Merle and Vanderjuice in Connecticut (p58)
July: Michelson-Morley experiment (p62)
August: Merle in Columbus, Ohio (p65)
no-date
Merle meets Erlys (p67)
1888
(?) Dahlia Rideout born
1889
(?) Erlys runs off with Zombini (p69)
1890
Silver Purchase Act
(?) silver strike in Creede, Colorado
Dick Counterfly, carpetbagger (p7)
Chums in Hawaii (p15)
1891 goldrush in Cripple Creek, Colorado
(?) Webb's transformative meeting with Moss (p86)
1892
Leadville revives? (p89)
Homestead strike
repeal of Silver Act (p89)
1893
spring: Bindlestiffs at Mt. Etna (p19)
April/May: US financial panic
01 May: Chicago expo opens
White City Investigations founded, Lew Basnight hired
Chums in New Orleans (p29), joined by Chick (p7)
July: F. Turner speaks at Expo (p52)
AtD opens (p3); Lew joins Chums (p36)
Oct: Lew to denver (p52)
30 Oct: Expo closes
1894
April: Coxey's Army
Pullman strike
1895
Deuce and Sloat partners at Cripple Creek (p195)
1899
18 May: Tesla arrives in Colorado Springs
Chums to antipodes (p107)
02 July: Kit to Colorado Springs (p99)
03 July: Tesla's vision
Vormance expedition (p114)
Kit to Yale (p106)
1900
Morgan finances Tesla to $150,000 (Long Island construction site across from Yale)
Kodak Brownie (p72)
no-date:
Merle heads west (p75)
1901
05 Sept: McKinley assassinated