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A large meteor observed over the main island of Hawaii |
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A massive geomagnetic storm disrupts navigation and telegraphy around the globe |
Science/Technology |
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American merchant captain discovers the Midway Islands |
Science/Technology |
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An American clipper-ship burns in the Pacific leaving her crew in boats thousands of miles from land. |
Crime/Disasters |
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Australian ship sinks in a storm in the Pacific, survivors reached land three weeks later barely alive |
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First Japanese Ambassador leaves Japan for the United States |
US/the World |
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First Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States arrives in California |
US/the World |
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First Japanese Diplomatic Mission to the United States arrives in Hawaii |
US/the World |
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First Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States departs Hawaii for San Francisco |
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Gas lighting introduced in Hawaii |
Science/Technology |
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Giant lava flow on the island of Hawaii reaches the ocean forty miles from the point of eruption |
Crime/Disasters |
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Large volcanic eruption begins on the island of Hawaii |
Crime/Disasters |
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Survivors from a burned clipper-ship reach Hawaii after forty-three days on the Pacific in an open boat. |
Crime/Disasters |
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The Episcopal Church moves to establish itself in the Hawaiian Islands |
Religion/Philosophy |
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The King of the Hawaiian Islands announces his kingdom's neutrality in the American War |
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