The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-28
1882,

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Scott died in England.
Nov. 49, Twelfth presidential election
Andrew Jackson received 60, SOP pop
ular and 29 electoral votes, and Hem
~ Clay 5SO,1Ss popular and 70 electoral
votes.
Nov. l4-Charles Carroll, last surviving
signer of declaration of independence,
died at Baltimore, aged IS.
Nov. 19-Convention at Columbus, 8. c.,
adopted resolutions declaring tariff acts
null and void.
March 1e-south Carolina repealed nullia-
cation resolution in convention.
Sept. 26-President Jackson directed re-
rnoval of sl0,00o,00O Of government funds
from National bank to be deposited in
state banks.
Nov. 1s-Great meteoric display visible in
North America.
Dec. 6--American Anti-Slavery society or
ganized in Philadelphia.
1884.
May 1s--Gen. Lafayette died in France.
aged ~.
June sO-Indian territory established by
July 10-Beginning of Carlist revolution
in Spain.
onies. Eight hundred thousand slaves
Antiseptic dressing of wounds with car
bolfc acid first discovered by RunEs.
Dec. President In annual message an
nounced extinguishmsnt Of national
debt.
July 2s-An attempt to assassinate Louis
Philippe of France with an internal ma;
Mortier and nearly 10 other persons, and
in the woundinge Of many others.
Sept. Incorporation reform act. granting
self-government to towns, denied since
fourteenth century, passed by British
parliament.
DEG. 1e,1s.Businsss portien Of New York
stroyed: loss s18,0O0,000.
Dec. 2s-Seminole Indian war began.
Thomas Davenport, of Braddon, VT. built
first electric railway motor at Spring
March 2-Texas declared Its independence.
! March 6-Massacre Z the Alamo. San An
to:aio. Tex. by Ae2icans under Santa
May il-Mexico acknowledged indepen-
June 15-Arkansas admitted to the union:
June 2s-Ex- President James Madison died
at Montpelier. VT, aged IS.
July-The first railway opened in Canada.
Oct. 22-Samuel Houston elected first pres
/ ident of Texas.
Nov. s-Thirteenth presidential election.
7e1.54s popular and 10 electoral votes.
against 70 electoral votes for his nearest
competitor, William Henry Harrtscn.
IOCal popular vote, l,4SS, lU0. NO vice
4 president chosen because of lack Of ma
/ jority of electoral votes. Senate chose
Richard M. johnson.
1 Modern germ theory of disease first sug-
gested by discovery of yeast plant BY
4 Cagniard Latour in France. 1t has sinca
been put to practical use by such pen az
4 Pasteur, Koch, Lister and many others.
1897.
Jan. 6-Michigan admitted to the union.
May lo-All banks in New York city sus-
pended specie payment because of hnan-
cial panic.
June 30-King William w. Of England
died. Succeeded by his niece, Princess
Alexandria Victoria. The crowns OF
England and Hanover separated
First railway line in Russia opened 1t ra1
from st. Petersburg to Charsko-Selo.
May 10-Banks In New York resumed
specie payment.
June 2s-Coronation of Alexandria Vic.
toria as queen of England.
First telegraph line set up in Great Brit.
ain on line Of Great Western railway By
Cooke.
March Opium war between China ans
England began.
Aug. S1-Carlist revolution in SPAR
crushed. 1t had lasted five years anc
cost 300, 900 lives.
Oct. 1O-United States bank suspended
causing financial panic.
1910.
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