08/27/1863 |
British scientists estimate the country's coal reserves will last 930 years at present levels of consumption |
Science/Technology |
03/02/1860 |
Deadly explosions kill seventy-six miners at a coal mine in northern England |
Crime/Disasters |
06/28/1859 to 06/29/1859 |
First ever dog show held at Newcastle in northern England |
Cultural |
10/29/1866 |
In north-east England, another coal-mining disaster kills twenty-four men working underground. |
Crime/Disasters |
12/17/1867 |
In northeast England, an accidental explosion of nitroglycerin kills the Sheriff of Newcastle and six others. |
Crime/Disasters |
08/08/1865 |
On the Thames, in London, Harry Kelley regains his world sculling championship |
Education/Culture |