When Grace Bell Hoxsie was born on 1 December 1875, in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Perry Green Hoxsie, was 23 and her mother, Emeline M. MacDonald, was 25. She married Robert Browning on 19 December 1903, in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1875. She died on 7 March 1942, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.
Variant of Hoxie .
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