Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-30

Copyright, 1900, Christian Herald, N. w
An eventful century truly has been
this Nineteenth Century of the Chris
tan era. now within a month of it's
close. From whatsoever standpoint it
is regarded. it's history is marvellous.
In the knowledge we have gained dur
ing its progress, of our own globe 1t
stands unparalleled. There has been
Wonderful progress also inscience in
education, and in the adaptation of
natural forces TO human purposes. Pol
itical and territorial changes, too, have
made this a very different world from
that of 1900. 1t is not possible in small
space to even mention the events
which make the century memorable.
but 1t may be interesting to recall q
hundred. which, If not the most i'm
portant. are those that have had the
greatest influence in shaping and de-
Veloping the condition of the nations
WARS AND REVOLUTIONS.
Battle of Austerlitz. Napoleon de-
feats Austrians and Russians. 1906
Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson sinks
French fleet, 1905.
Moscow burned by the Russians to
entrap Napoleon, 1912.
Battle OF Waterloo. Napoleon van
quished. 1915
Battle OF Navarino, securing Greek
independence 1927
Crimean War, Great Britain. France
and Sardinia against Russia lS53-lS55
A'ANtiIy, III WHICH ndllNC SOL
diers massacre English men, women
and children, 1857.
Franco Austrian War. 1859, followed
by GaribaldfS campaign unlfying
Italy, 1860.
The Great Civil War in America,
1876. Surrender of Lee to Grant at
| AppomattoX. April 9, 1865.
Austro Prussian War. Decisive bat
| tie. Sadowa. July 3. 1866.
Franco PruSSian War. Decisive hat :
| Tie, Sedan. September 1. 1870 followed
by fedora ton of German States in Ger
man Empire.
Russo-T,irkish War. Battle of Plcv-
ma, December 10. 1877
Bombardment of Alexandria by the
| British, 1882. followed by the occupa-
| ton of Egypt
War between Chinese and Japanese,
1894
America Spanish War. Manila, May
l. 1898: Santiago. July g. 1898.
| War Of Great Britain against South
African Republics. 1S99-1900.
frUHce buJUIIIrJ I'M rTTIpiire, 1861, Il
| republic, 1S4S; an empire again, 1852;
| Third Republic. 1870.
| General outbreak of revolutions
throughout Europe. 1S4S
Rome seized from the Pope. becomes
capital of United Italy.
EXPLORATION.
In the Arctic: Expedition of Sir John
Franklin. lSi5; De Long. 1879: Greedy,
| 1881: Peary. 1892 Nansen, 1894: Duke
OF the Abruzzi Qarthest NORTH, 1900.
In the Antarctic: Biscoe. 1881: Bal
leny 1878; D'Urvillc. 1910: Ross, 1871:
Wilkes. 1872: Borchgrevinl, 1898.
In Africa: Livingstone. 1Si0-T3; Stan
ley. 1ST5-S7; Spoke ard Grant. 1863
In America: John c. Fremont's jour
ney westward to the Pacific. lS42-46.
INVENTION.
FIRST steamboat. the Clcrmont. made
n voyage from New York to Albany.
1907; the first steamboat to cross the
Atlantic. the Savannah, 1912
First railroad. Stockton and Darling
ton. England 1926; Baltimore and Ohio.
ii miles long. 1890.
Lighting the streets by gas, first ex
pertinent in London. 1907.
Electric light produced by Edison's
application OF subdivision. 1878.
The Mccormick reaper invented, 1894.
Howe's sewing machine. 1886
The electric telegraph. Samuel +. r.
Morse. 1897. First line in the United
States, 1914.
The telephone first exhibited. 1876.
The photograph 1S77-SS.
Gable laid across the Atlantic. 1857:
perfected, 1866.
Electric railroad al Edison's home at
Menlo Park, 1850.
Photography: First experiments by
Daguerre, 1929. First successful por-
traits by Morse. 1892
The spectroscope first used. 1902; per-
fected, 1859.
Roentgen rays found to penetrate
SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN.
Slavery abolished in the British do
minions, 1898.
Alexander II, Emperor of Russia,
emancipates 23.OOo,O0O serfs. 1861.
Lincoln's Emancipation Proclama-
ton. 1862
First International Exposition In
Hyde PITK, 1UntUTr, 1871.
First settlement OF an international
quarrel by arbitration instead of war
alabama Claims of the United States
against Englandl. 1871
international Peace Congress sum
moned by Russia. meets at the Hague.
1889.
Organization of the Red Cross Soci-
ETY. at Geneva. 1864.
Organization of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, 1873.
First College Settlement established,
1866
The Christian Herald adopts 5000
children orphaned by the India famine,
1900
RELIGIOUS.
Organization of the American Board
of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
1910. First missionaries sent out. 1911.
Organization of the first Sunday
School Union in London, 1903. Ameri-
can, 1924.
British and Foreign Bible Society
founded, 1904.
American Bible Society organized,
1916.
First Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation established by George Williams
in London, 1874.
The Inquisition abolished by the
Spanish Cortes, 1920.
Beginning of the Salvation Army,
1866.