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Claude Monet was born Oscar-Claude Monet. He was born in Paris, France on November 14, 1840. He was the second child born to his parents, Claude-Adolphe and Louise-Justine Aubrée Monet. (Claude-Monet.com)
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William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States. He was sworn into office in January 1844. He was elected for serve for 2 terms in office, but was assasinated 6 months into his second term. (Grun 415)
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Emily Bronte, most known for her book Wuthering Heights, finished the book in June 1846. It had taken her nine months to complete the book that she started in October 1845. The book was finally published in 1847 under her surname "Ellis Bell". (Grun 419)
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Monet was enrolled in Le Havre secondary school of the arts in April 1851. He had decided well before enrolling in the art school that he was to be an artist. When he was finally enrolled, he became a well-known local artist for his charcoal caricatures. They were sold for twenty francs, .97 us dollars. (Betz 469)
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Pope Pius IX was elected pope in 1846. While he was pope, he declared the dogma of the Immaculate Blessed Virgin Msry to be an article of faith. (Grun 504)
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After 6 years of schooling, Monet left Collège de Harve. Monet decided to leave following his mother's cancer diagnosage.Later that year, his mother died. (Waldron 17)
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Monet traveled to Paris to pursue an art career and brought along some of his pieces with him. He impressed few known artists while displaying his work. He impressed Eugene Delacriox, Charles Daubigny, and Camille Corot. (Betz 469)
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Monet left Paris in June of 1861 to join the military. He served for a little while until he bought his way out. He continued to live in Africa and he painted the scenes he saw everyday. He lived there for a year until he developed typoid fever and was sent back to Paris. (Betz 469)
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In 1867, Camille (Monet's girlfriend at the time) was pregnant with Monet's child. His family was not happy with him having a child with a woman he had not married. And they had no money, so Monet left their home for Paris to find some. (Betz 469)
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In 1870, Monet and Camille moved into their new home with son Jean. Monet and Camille had married that year, but Monet's family still did not approve. They refused to go to the wedding and refused to meet her. (Betz 469)
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the Philadephia Zoo began contruction in 1859. It was finally finished in 1874. It first opened to the public with one thousand animals on July 1, 1874. (Grun 550)
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The first baseball league was founded on Feburary 2, 1876. It was founded by William Hulbert and Albert Goodwill Spalding (Grun 554).
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While living with the Hoschede's, Camille gave birth to their second child Michel Monet. Camille had been very weak and was getting more ill as the pregnancy went on. She died during child birth, but their infant son survived (Betz 470)
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Monet married Alice Hoschede. The ex-wife of the man who had opened his home to Monet and Camille. They moved to Giverny, France with Monet's previous children and Alice's previous children and their children they had together (Betz 470).
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After the Archduke of Austria was assasinated. He was killed by a gang of assains, no motive was proven. But it still remains controversial and is debated widely. (Grun 608)
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Claude Monet died in Giverny, France on December 5, 1926. He died of lung cancer at age 86. He had insisted on a small ceremony; only 50 people attended. (Claude-Monet.com)
