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The Housemans of Nidderdale
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1864 - 1864 (0 years) Submit Photo / Document
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1 | 1864 | - 1864—1864: A man-powered submarine, 'Hunley' sank a Federal steam ship USS Housatonic at the entrance to Charleston harbour in 1864 - the first recorded successful attack by a submarine on a surface ship
- 11 March 1864—11 March 1864: The Great Sheffield Flood - over 250 died when a new dam broke while it was being filled for the first time
- 20 August 1864—20 August 1864: Red Cross established - Twelve nations sign the First Geneva Convention
- 8 December 1864—8 December 1864: Clifton Suspension Bridge over the River Avon officially opened
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